Wild prairie fruits offer new harvest potential
Agriculture Canada notes wild fruits across the Prairies could form a profitable industry without farming. Gooseberries currants cranberries sas katoons chokecherries and rose hips could supply marmalade wine and frozen products. Fiddleheads also provide a premium frozen product. Air Patrol training and civil emergency services upgrades accompany the shift toward new resources.
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Prairie Provinces
Prairies
Canada
Saskatoon
Maritime Provinces
Manitoba Air Patrol Seeks Civilian Help in Wilderness
The Manitoba Aviation Council forms the MAC Air Patrol, a civilian volunteer unit to aid Search and Rescue in Manitoba. With over 100 members, trainees learn searchmaster techniques, navigation, survival, first aid, and pilot checks to locate stranded people in the sparse northern regions.
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Winnipeg
Air Patrol
Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization
Wisconsin
Manitoba
Rob McDonald
Bissett
Mary
James Martin
Whiteshell
Manitoba Aviation Council
Manitoba Aviation Council Incorporated
Prairie
Edmonton
Ed Thornhill
Thornhill
Marsh World Ducks Unlimited waterproofing fact note
Ducks use the preen gland to secrete oil that waterproofs feathers. A duck preens by passing its bill over the rump to distribute oil, preserving feather structure for insulation and grooming. 118-ʼ73.
Minister urges delay on CNR rail line abandonment
Industry minister Len Evans asked the Canadian Transport Commission to postpone a decision on CNR's plan to abandon 61 miles of track from Ridgeville to South Junction Manitoba. He warned the move could strand 3,000 people, hinder regional growth, and affect grain shipments while urging a fuller Hall Commission review of regional transport needs and energy efficiency.
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Industry and Commerce
Len Evans
Canadian Transport Commission
CNR
Ridgeville
South Junction
Manitoba
Western Canada
Thunder Bay
Winnipeg
Evans
Emerson
Hall
Rauseau River
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Manitoba to replace highway signs with orange high intensity backs
Highways Minister Peter Burtniak announced replacing yellow warning signs at construction and maintenance sites with high intensity orange signs. The orange material reflects up to seven times more light and remains effective in dew and at wider angles. The program, already used on red stop signs since 1972, will roll out as signs wear out over about three years, aligning with national traffic sign standards.
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Peter Burtniak
Burtniak
Manitoba
Council On Uniform Traffic Control Devices
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