Victim Burned In Northern Manitoba Assault
The Pas RCMP have charged three youths in an aggravated assault case.
Mounties were alerted to a report of a 16-year female from The Pas who had been taken to hospital after being seriously assaulted at a house party on June 21st.
Police investigation determined that while the victim was asleep, she was burned by numerous suspects at the party, leaving her with second and third degree burns to a small area of her body.
She was transported to hospital in Winnipeg, where she is recovering and remains in stable condition.
Three males have been charged with one count each of aggravated assault in the case; a 15-year-old and a 19-year-old from The Pas, and a 17-year-old from OCN.
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Parkland Farmers Need Rain
Precipitation would go a long way for a lot of Parkland area crop producers right now.
According to this weeks Provincial Crop Report, most areas of the region are in need of additional rain, with some crops starting to exhibit stress symptoms from lack of moisture.
Canola is still generally in the seedling stage, with conditions ranging from fair to poor as a result of dryness and reseeding due to frost.
Weed control continues as conditions allow, and some early seeded crops are about ready for fungicide treatment if necessary.
Pastures and hay fields are maturing rapidly as a result of the heat and reduced moisture conditions, and some fields are being impacted.
Alfalfa weevil has been reported in the Eddystone area, with massive damage reported in some fields.
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Province And Ottawa Funding Farm Management Practices
The Manitoba and the federal government are funding two new beneficial management practices.
The first will support more environmentally responsible fuel storage and the second will help reduce the risk of spreading crop and livestock diseases between farms.
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says farmers are continually improving the sustainability of their operations and putting best management practices into place.
He says the funding will help further protect the environment while ensuring the long-term health and economic strength of the agriculture industry.
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Emergency Alert System Tested This Week
A new emergency alert system was put to the test this week after the first two confirmed tornadoes of the year swept through southern Manitoba.
Alert Ready warnings were put in place by the CRTC to provide potentially life-saving information to Canadians by cutting into radio and television broadcasts.
The system is run by the Weather Network and was tested in Manitoba in May.
The province says there were some issues with the audio quality of the alerts, as the automated voice appears to have some difficulty pronouncing the names of some communities.
But officials say they're working to improve the system.
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Feds Uncommitted To Funding Reserve All-Weather Road
The federal government won't say whether it will help fund the construction of a road connecting the remote Manitoba reserve of Shoal Lake with the outside world.
Both Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg announced yesterday they will pay part of the cost for a permanent, all-weather road.
But at a ceremony on the reserve yesterday, federal Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford would only reiterate Ottawa's million-dollar pledge to a design study for the project.
That left several community members who attended the ceremony openly sobbing with disappointment.
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Heartland Honored With Angus Award
The Canadian Angus Association has named Highway 21 Feeders Limited as their western feedlot of the year.
Headquartered in Acme, Alberta, Highway 21 Feeders services Strathmore, Olds, Drumheller and Red Deer.
The association also named Heartland Livestock Services as the Canadian Angus auction market of the year.
Heartland is based in Virden, Manitoba, and has been in service for more than 60 years.
