Manitoba

Carving the Prairie Commons

correybaldwin — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15:47 +0000

Ranchers divided on federal divestment from community pasturelands

WINNIPEG—Prairie community pastures and grasslands amounting to one and a half times the size of Prince Edward Island may soon be privatized, and ranchers’ reactions are mixed.

Subminimum on the Prairies

SandraCuffe — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:12:10 +0000

Minimum wage for workers with disabilities an ongoing struggle

WINNIPEG—Provisions to the labour code that allow employers to pay workers with disabilities less than minimum wage have somehow persisted until 2013 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and are finally to be removed. But they’re still on the books in Alberta.

War on Weeds

SandraCuffe — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:15:57 +0000

Manitoba farmers grappling with impacts and legality of municipal herbicide use

ROBLIN, MB—For nearly two decades, David Neufeld and his partner, Maggie Andres, have grown organic bedding plants in their greenhouse near Boissevain in southwestern Manitoba. Their farm, "Room to Grow," is set amid rolling hills known locally as the Turtle Mountains.