Key among the wide range of farming topics discussed at Keystone Agricultural Producers’ General Council meeting this past week in Portage la Prairie was the upcoming Growing Forward 3 policy framework, a federal-provincial agreement that sets the terms and conditions for the majority of agriculture programming for farmers.
On March 29, 2015, at 10:48 pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to a call of a robbery on 5th St NE, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba.
On April 17, 2015, just after 1pm, Steinbach RCMP responded to a grass fire approximately 1.5km south of Steinbach on Road 32 East.
On April 17, 2015, at approximately 12:45pm, Steinbach RCMP responded to a hog barn fire, approximately five kilometers south of Highway 1 on Highway 12 in the RM of Ste. Anne.
On April 14, 2015, at approximately 2:45pm, a pickup truck hauling a trailer, jackknifed on the Grand Valley Bridge in the RM of Whitehead, Manitoba.
On April 11, 2015, the Dakota Ojibway Police Service received a report of a possible burial site in Roseau River First Nation and requested assistance from specialized RCMP services.
The City of Steinbach is inviting all local citizens to an open house regarding the conceptual plans for recreation and cultural facilities.
The Canadian Pork Council is encouraging pork producers to consider the many benefits of complying with new regulations requiring the reporting of movements of live hogs.
On April 14, 2015, at approximately 1:30am, Lac du Bonnet RCMP responded to a house fire in the Town of Lac du Bonnet.
On April 3, 2015, at about 12am, a Treherne RCMP officer on patrol located a vehicle speeding on Highway 2 in Treherne, Manitoba.