Fish Marketers Don't Believe Boycott Will Affect Sales
The head of the federal Crown corporation that buys and sells
Manitoba fish doesn't believe the province's walleye fisheries will
suffer from a boycott he says is based on stale science.
Manitoba fish doesn't believe the province's walleye fisheries will
suffer from a boycott he says is based on stale science.
Earlier this month, California-based Seafood Watch urged
consumers to avoid fish caught in Lake Winnipeg, Lake Manitoba and
Lake Winnipegosis, claiming fisheries in the province's three
largest lakes are among the most poorly managed in the world.
The president and CEO of the Freshwater Fish Marketing
Corporation, said it won't have a significant effect on Manitoba's
walleye exports and shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Donald Salkeld said right now the supply of walleye, known
locally as pickerel, is so low that U.S. demand is higher than ever.
GP/GV Ag Society Fair And Rodeo In Doubt
The future of the Gilbert Plains/Grandview Agricultural Society's fair and rodeo could rest on the support they get at an upcoming meeting.
Board member Clare Dutchyshen says they're hoping for a large influx of volunteers at a board meeting open to the public on December 1.
"Come out, show up and show their support for the fair and rodeo continuing and sign up to be volunteers. We have lots of positions that we need filled, and quite frankly without volunteers and without filling the missing positions on our board, our fair and rodeo just can't happen."
Dutchyshen went on to say without more volunteers there may still be a fair and rodeo, but there could be a lot of events missing from it.
The meeting is December 1 at 7:30 at the EMS building in Gilbert Plains.
Manitoba Preparing For Refugees Arrival
Manitoba is gearing up to welcome up to 2,000 Syrian refugees in
the next three months.
the next three months.
Premier Greg Selinger says the province will use its Emergency
Co-ordination Centre in Winnipeg to co-ordinate the arrival and
resettlement of refugees who will initially be housed in Winnipeg.
The province says it's not planning on housing people in the
vacant Kapyong Barracks or in hotels.
Officials say Manitoba and federal officials are meet to talk
about funding for refugee housing and other unresolved and emerging
issues.
Marijuana Companies Discussing Pot Legalization With Feds
The CEO of one of Canada's licensed medical cannabis producers
says a delivery-by-courier model would be a good first step as the
new Liberal government looks to allow recreational access to the
drug.
Bruce Linton of Canopy Growth Corporation says his company has
already begun engaging in high-level talks with Health Canada and
other senior government officials about how the current medical
program could be improved.
It is widely anticipated within the medical cannabis industry
that the medical program will continue to exist alongside any
recreational program to be rolled out.
Recreational access to the drug is expected to be tightly
regulated, for example by selling the product through provincially
licensed liquor stores.
About a-thousand invited guests joined President Francois
Hollande in the courtyard of the Paris complex that houses
Napoleon's tomb.
The guests included survivors of the slaughter as well as
relatives of the victims.
Everyone stood at attention as the names of the dead were read
aloud.
says a delivery-by-courier model would be a good first step as the
new Liberal government looks to allow recreational access to the
drug.
Bruce Linton of Canopy Growth Corporation says his company has
already begun engaging in high-level talks with Health Canada and
other senior government officials about how the current medical
program could be improved.
It is widely anticipated within the medical cannabis industry
that the medical program will continue to exist alongside any
recreational program to be rolled out.
Recreational access to the drug is expected to be tightly
regulated, for example by selling the product through provincially
licensed liquor stores.
Tribute Held For Paris Attack Victims
France paid tribute this morning to the 130 people who were
killed in terrorist attacks in Paris two weeks ago.
killed in terrorist attacks in Paris two weeks ago.
About a-thousand invited guests joined President Francois
Hollande in the courtyard of the Paris complex that houses
Napoleon's tomb.
The guests included survivors of the slaughter as well as
relatives of the victims.
Everyone stood at attention as the names of the dead were read
aloud.
