On July 12, 2009, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Thompson RCMP received a report that civilian searchers had located a body in the Burntwood River, about 5 kilometres east of Thompson.
Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture held their annual meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake this week to discuss issues affecting the sector and their ongoing support for farmers and the agricultural and agri-food sector across the country.
Manitoba Water Stewardship advises testing has shown levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) were within recreational water quality guidelines at most beaches monitored this week by the department.
On Monday July 6, 2009 Selkirk RCMP responded to complaint of a theft over $5000.
In the future, farmers may be eliminating one pesticide application on their canola.
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that the Government of Canada has committed $13 million to combat wheat stem rust, a fungus which may eventually pose a threat to Canada’s wheat production.
On July 9, 2009, at approximately 6:30 PM, Stonewall RCMP members were called to a motor vehicle collision on PTH 67 just east of Stonewall.
The chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board is confident the newly created agency has a substantial role to play in the health of both the Canadian swine herd and the general public.
Manitoba Health and Healthy Living reports that preliminary analysis of the adult mosquitoes trapped for the week of July 5 showed Culex tarsalis mosquitoes in many communities in southern Manitoba but the numbers remain relatively low.
Faced with overwhelming and repeated challenges, the Canadian hog industry has prepared a comprehensive plan to guide the sector through the next 5 years.
