Provincial and federal governments are committed to working with local municipalities and flood-affected Manitobans as the province prepares for crests along the Red River and rivers across Manitoba, Premier Gary Doer and federal Treasury Board Minister Vic Toews said.
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that the Government of Canada has reduced the paperwork burden on farmers and small businesses by 20 per cent.
A southern Manitoba based team of researchers is hoping a low tech method of solid liquid manure separation can be commercially developed to help hog producers manage phosphorus.
Changes to the province’s Highway Traffic and Manitoba Public Insurance acts introduced by Attorney General Dave Chomiak would ensure those with criminal convictions for recently created street-racing and impaired driving offences face provincial sanctions as well.
Another five to 10 centimetres of snow fell during the last 24 hours, adding up to a total of 20 cm in eastern portions of the Red River watershed and 10 cm in western portions.
New measures were announced by Conservation Minister Stan Struthers as part of an aggressive plan to reduce phosphorus that promotes growth of algae blooms that threaten the health of Lake Winnipeg.
The ice jam on the Red River located near Lockport broke up at 8 a.m. today and has started to move.
On March 26, 2009 at about 6:50 am., Selkirk RCMP were informed of a two vehicle collision on Highway 9 near the junction of Liss Road, in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews.
The Manitoba RCMP Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is one of the several policing partners across Canada participating in Project Salvo.
Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives reports gravity based solid liquid manure separation offers an opportunity to reduce manure processing costs and the amount of land required for spreading.
