“Canadian pork is the best in the world!” That’s the message sent by Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) Jean-Pierre Blackburn throughout his visit to the ANUGA trade fair currently being held in Cologne, Germany.
At 9:45am on October 9, 2009, Neepawa RCMP and Emergency personnel were called to a scene of a two-vehicle collision just south of Neepawa on Highway 5 near Lake Irwin.
With the recent wet and in some cases snowy weather across much of the prairies, opportunities to harvest the remainder of this year’s crop could be challenging.
Morden RCMP entered into an investigation where it was alleged that a man threatened a person in relation to criminal charges currently before the courts.
The RCMP Headingley Traffic Services is asking motorists to refrain from traveling on the Perimeter Highway and other highways leaving from and surrounding the City of Winnipeg.
On October 8, 2009, at about 4:45pm, RCMP Gimli Detachment were advised of an overdue fisherman out on Lake Winnipeg.
On October 8, 2009, at approximately 10:15pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to a complaint of vandalism to a Pembina Trails School Division bus.
On October 8, 2009, at approximately 10:15pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP and EMS responded to the scene of a farming accident in the RM of North Norfolk.
On October 8, 2009 at about 5:30pm, RCMP Carman Detachment received a 911 call of a head-on collision on Highway 3 one mile east of Sperling.
The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board is advising pork producers planning on participating in the new Hog Farm Transition Program to register early in order to qualify for the first round of bidding.