Melvin Swan, who grew up in Lake Manitoba First Nation. SCO program to help veterans Miranda Leybourne Local Journalism Initiative 5 minute read 3:00 AM CDTĪ new program from the Southern Chiefs’ Organization aimed at helping southern Manitoban First Nations veterans has received the seal of approval from retired Cpl. The announcement is welcomed by Manitoba producers and the agriculture sector, Keystone Agricultural Producers president Jill Verwey told the Sun.

Manitoba’s Agriculture and Research Innovation program, which exists under Sustainable CAP, will provide project funding opportunities for basic and applied research and/or capacity building that will accelerate sustainable growth in the agriculture and agri-food sectors. Together, Canada and Manitoba are providing up to $65 million in grant funding under the partnership, also called Sustainable CAP, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced last week. Read 3:00 AM CDTįunding available for ag sustainability projects Miranda Leybourne Local Journalism Initiative 3 minute read 3:00 AM CDTįunding is now available to producers, agri-processors, industry organizations, academic institutions and more under the federal and provincial government’s Sustainable Agricultural Partnership.

He would need a map just to find Winkler or Portage.”Īt the Brandon school board’s May 23 meeting, the People’s Party of Canada leader made an appearance in support of a proposal to create a committee to review and ban books featuring LGBTQ+ content and other topics considered potentially inappropriate. “He has no connection to the people or the children of the community and he couldn’t care less about anybody in Portage-Lisgar. “Maxime Bernier is a travelling stunt artist and a political tourist in Manitoba,” Poilievre said in a phone interview with the Sun. In Manitoba on Friday to help CPC candidates campaign in two federal byelections, the Leader of the Opposition referred to Bernier’s actions as a “stunt.” Poilievre slams Bernier’s Brandon visit as ‘stunt’ Colin Slark 5 minute read 3:00 AM CDTĬonservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre had harsh words for Maxime Bernier’s over the latter’s appearance at a recent Brandon School Division board of trustees meeting. Klemick currently serves as president of CUPE Local 2096, which represents 44 health-care workers. “This is certainly going to impact the community since other health services are already overwhelmed - where are people going to go?” Klemick said in a Friday afternoon news release from Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2096. Without these seven workers, Klemick is unsure if the Brandon Clinic can still provide a lot of the services mentioned above, which means that Westman residents seeking care will need to visit the Brandon Regional Health Centre or some other local health-care entity instead. These seven health-care workers - five full-time nurses, one casual nurse and one person responsible for transcription - were allegedly told about their termination Friday morning, which came as a “huge shock” to 16-year veteran of the clinic Dawna Klemick. The Brandon Clinic has laid off seven health-care workers who are responsible for providing a variety of important services for the entire Westman region, including biopsies, excisions, mental health exams, dressings and pediatric support. Brandon Clinic job cuts ‘huge shock’ Kyle Darbyson 3 minute read 3:00 AM CDT

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