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Manitoba harvest slowed by rain
1+ day, 39+ min ago (346+ words) Manitoba's harvest remains well behind last year's pace as repeated rainfall events continue to interrupt fieldwork. Sonia Wilson with Manitoba Agriculture says excessive moisture has forced producers to take advantage of short harvesting windows while waiting for crops to reach…...
Southport daycare expansion adds 24 new spaces
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (496+ words) Families in Southport and the surrounding region will have access to more child care in the new year as a major expansion beside the Central Plains RecPlex continues to take shape. The $2 million project will add 24 spaces to the existing…...
New Manitoba alliance targets defence opportunities at Southport
5+ day, 15+ min ago (442+ words) A new Manitoba government initiative could help attract defence and security investment to the Southport Aerospace Centre and other aerospace facilities across the province. The Manitoba government announced Wednesday it has launched the Manitoba-Canada Defence Alliance, or MCDA, to pursue…...
Busy council agenda includes daycare plans, $728K roadwork contract and new vehicle rules
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (760+ words) Portage la Prairie City Council has a full agenda Tuesday evening, with proposed changes affecting local child-care space, infrastructure, vehicle-for-hire operators and services for one of the city's largest industrial employers among the items up for discussion. Council is scheduled…...
Heavy rain leaves MacGregor fields soft during harvest
6+ day, 39+ min ago (451+ words) A burst of heavy rain has created another challenge for Central Plains producers as harvest continues, leaving fields saturated and raising concerns about crop damage and getting heavy farm equipment back onto the land. Hulme Agra Products owner Lorne Hulme…...
Old Farmer's Almanac suggests winter could lack bite this year in southern Manitoba
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (745+ words) The Senior Editor of the Old Farmer's Almanac says we could be in store for one of the stronger El Ninos in recent history. The term Super El Nino and even Godzilla El Nino have been used to describe what…...
The Diamond Junction: New drone footage shows where Canada’s railway giants cross in Portage
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (485+ words) Portage la Prairie has long been known as a transportation hub, but a set of rails on the west side of the city gives the community a distinction that is difficult to find anywhere else in Canada. That distinction is…...
From hand cranks to high-tech: BU's Gulliver Astronomical Observatory gets major upgrade
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (495+ words) Stargazers at Brandon University are eager to try out the new dome that protects their state-of-the-art telescope at the top of McMaster Hall - the telescope that is the largest publicly accessible telescope in Canada between Thunder Bay and Calgary. The…...
The Diamond Junction - Where Canada’s railway giants cross in Portage - PortageOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Job Listings
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (485+ words) Portage la Prairie has long been known as a transportation hub, but a set of rails on the west side of the city gives the community a distinction that is difficult to find anywhere else in Canada. That distinction is…...
Western municipalities warn tariffs could hit taxpayers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (611+ words) Municipal leaders across Western Canada are raising concerns about how tariffs and counter-tariffs could add new financial pressure to communities already dealing with rising infrastructure and construction costs. Association of Manitoba Municipalities President Kathy Valentino joined municipal association representatives from…...