Planning Act a game no municipality wants to play
Letter to the editor questions Minister Mihychuk on Bill 40 and the Planning Act. It argues section 24 creates an absurd all or nothing ban on livestock operations, forcing communities to prohibit all livestock to bar ILOs, while exempting existing farms. The writer asks if the minister is misleading or unaware of the law.
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Maryann Mihychuk
Fisinons
Manitoba Agriculture
Ms. Mihychuk
Joe Dolecki Alexander
Manitoba
Pajama pants spark school dress code clash in Winnipeg
Winnipeg parents clash with Ecole Proviseur officials over fleece pants worn to classes. Twelve year old Tiara Smook faced a week long in school suspension for nonstandard attire, while others followed, igniting debate on what constitutes appropriate clothing and basic common sense in schools.
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Winnipeg
Doug
Ecole Provericer
Pratt
Mike Totte
NFU vows to fight changes to Planning Act
Letter to the editor criticizes Manitoba government for Bill 40 changes to the Planning Act. It accuses officials of promoting large factory hog operations, pressuring rural communities, and endangering family farms amid low hog prices and US countervail threats. It argues the corporate model benefits Maple Leaf Foods and hurts small farmers.
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Manitoba
PMU
Saskatchewan
Grant Devine
Intergovernmental Affairs
Mihychuk
Maple Leaf Foods
NDP
Neighbourly Snow Analysis of Humboldt Leisure Impact
The Humboldt study on leisure services shows new outside money from sports and events boosts the local economy, with spillover effects to hotels, restaurants, and retail. Volunteers drive these events, supporting cultural and minor sports, while governments gain extra tax revenue in lean times.
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Ross Milnthorp
Humboldt
Milnthorp
Russell Banner Seeks Signed Letters for Publication
The Russell Banner invites letters to the editor for the page. All letters must be signed and show a phone number for contact. Submissions are subject to editing for style, content and length.
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Russell Banner
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