Drought-stricken farmers need cash, not talk: NDP By: Dylan Robertson
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Tom Johnson, a cattle farmer near Oak Point north of Winnipeg, is experiencing drought conditions. Meteorologists say the Winnipeg area has had only minor rainfall over the past month, during which much of Western Canada has faced a heat wave.
The Manitoba NDP says the Pallister government needs to go beyond consultations and immediately provide cash to farmers facing a historic drought.
The Manitoba NDP says the Pallister government needs to go beyond consultations and immediately provide cash to farmers facing a historic drought. The government should respond and act immediately, right now, because thousands need the help today, NDP agriculture critic Diljeet Brar told reporters Monday.
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The expansion of Churchill’s polar bear tourism industry needs to be undertaken with caution, researchers warn, as Manitoba issued new tourism permits for a protected area east of the town for the first time in decades.
The expansion of Churchill’s polar bear tourism industry needs to be undertaken with caution, researchers warn, as Manitoba issued new tourism permits for a protected area east of the town for the first time in decades.
The Churchill Wildlife Management Area was established in 1978, and was created with the intention of protecting polar bear denning areas, as well as geese and caribou.
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to tighten rules around farm security and trespassing on rural property in a move partly aimed at animal rights activists.One of two bills put before . . .
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A bill before the Manitoba legislature would make it easier for landowners to prevent trespassers from entering their property and potentially avoid dangerous confrontations.
A bill before the Manitoba legislature would make it easier for landowners to prevent trespassers from entering their property and potentially avoid dangerous confrontations.
On Wednesday, the Progressive Conservative government distributed Bill 63, which would amend both the Petty Trespasses Act and the Occupiers’ Liability Act. Right now, you have to give a verbal or written warning to someone to indicate to them that they’re trespassing unless a property is fully enclosed. If you don’t have a fence around a field, you’ve got to somehow get in front of a person to remind or instruct them that they’re trespassing. That is not good for anyone. It invites conflict and it can escalate situations, Justice Minister Cameron Friesen said.