PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — It’s hard to not be anxious during the spring melt when you sit beneath the level of rushing water flowing past your multi-generational business and farm. But for Dave and Roland Jeffries, this spring is unusually relaxed with nobody now expecting much flooding to occur along the Assini-boine and Red […] Read more
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Politicians shouldn’t ignore small business
Across Manitoba, political parties are pledging to bring more jobs and economic prosperity to the province if they win the April 19 general election. These are laudable goals, but they can only be accomplished if Manitoba’s top job creators, small businesses, are thriving. Yet this is just not the case. Two-thirds of Manitoba small business […] Read more
Man. PCs mum about plans for Bipole project if elected
For years, Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives have opposed Bipole III, a controversial hydro transmission line that will run from northern dams to Winnipeg. But Manitobans, who will vote in a provincial election April 19, are still waiting to hear what the Tories would do with Bipole III, if elected. “We will be putting out something (a […] Read more
Young farmer chooses Liberals
This is the first in a series of stories about farmers who are becoming directly involved in the Manitoba election. HUDSON, Man. — Jamal Abas doesn’t mind shocking people if he does it in what he thinks is a good cause. And that’s what he did a few months ago when he chatted with farmers outside […] Read more
