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Terrie Petz-Welwood argues that farming women have shifted from traditional roles to active business partners in agriculture. The piece highlights women working in offices and computers, negotiating loans and guiding agricultural ventures alongside farm families.
Woman's changing role prompts legal business knowledge
Faye Lowes a Brandon lawyer and farm wife argues that women's evolving place in business requires updated financial literacy and disclosure. She stresses couples have a right to know their financial standing, reflecting broader changes in gender roles and legal obligations.
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Brandon
Fay Lowes
Manitoba Farm Women's Conference
Faye Lowes
Borderland Ventures Awarded Federal Funding Boost
Sorderlams ventures will receive 250000 dollars as part of a 30 million Manitoba grant under the Canada Agri-Infrastructure Program. The funding supports road upgrades between Grandview and Russell and a new water treatment facility in Dauphin, with contributions shared by federal, provincial, and municipal governments. The announcement followed consultations in Manitoba last year and aims to accelerate project start dates and improve regional truck routes for canola and ethanol plants.
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Sorderlams Ventures
Jon Gerrard
WGTAF
Manitoba
Selkirk
Canada Agri
Gerrard
Russell
Borderland Ventures
Grandview
Dauphin
Festival given a boost for Beef and Barley event
After nearly 25 years the Barley Barrel festival faces its final year unless the Beef and Barley Festivals committee finds a president to lead and new volunteers. Dawna Boyce and Pauline Glasman told the Chamber of Commerce last week the festival needs fresh ideas and more people to handle duties as the core committee has dwindled to four members.
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Dawna Boyce
Pauline Glasman
Chamber of Commerce
Beef and Bailey
New briefs ant ad ee mayor wage increases 1997
STAFF MAYOR RECEIVE INCREASE Robin Review The mayor and town staff have modest wage hikes for 1997. Public works across the board raise with office staff aligning to experience. average increase about one percent. Councillors unchanged. mayor indemnity up to 6500. Payroll about 280000 with indemnities. Meanwhile Neepawa hunters defeat plan to open Deer Zone E to nonresident non Canadians with provincial proposal. Final decision rests with Glen Cummings. no date set.
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Robin Review
Neepawa
Saskatchewan
Interlake
Sandilands Provincial Forest
Ste. Rose
Natural Resources
Glen Cummings
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