Moo n' Ewe Manias coming to Manitoba Ag Ex

The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba is excited to announce the return of Moo Mania as well as Ewe Mania this fall, in preparation for Manitoba AG EX.

Moo Mania is an event at Manitoba AG EX that offers hands-on educational opportunities for grades 3, 4 and 5 students to experience livestock, learn where their food comes from as well as healthy environmental practices.

Golden West celebrates 50 years of family programming in the southwest with CJRB Radio 1220

On October 19th, 1973, CJRB Radio 1220, based in Boissevain, went live across the Westman Region bringing local news, weather and sports of the southwest corner of the province to the airwaves. 

Today, CJRB Radio celebrates 50 years of continuing that mission to share what’s happening in Westman, both on the air and through Discover Westman’s online portal. 

CJRB is one of 38 radio stations under the umbrella of Golden West Broadcasting, with 12 of those stations in Manitoba alone. 

Lovin’ the Outdoors with the MWF

If you’re a Manitoban you know how beautiful the outdoors is in every season, and the Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF)is our advocate for those of us who love to fish, hunt, trap or just to enjoy nature in all its glory across our Province. 

Each October, the MWF holds its Wild at Heart Gala, their signature fundraiser to support all the different programs, workshops and events held throughout the year.  

MCC helping those in our own back yards and around the world

The Mennonite Central Committee helps people all around the world, but we don't always think about how those funds raised through our local MCC Thrift Shop helps those here in Manitoba.

MCC Manitoba's Executive Director, Darryl Loewen, says the MCC thrift shop not only helps folks purchase clothing and household items at a reduced price, and to share those funds through their agencies to help developing countries around the world, but also to help families in a very significant way our own back yard.

Growing season coming to a close, but world hunger is on the increase

Harvest is wrapping up across the province, and for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank they have seen hundreds of thousands of acres come off the fields and into grain bins and elevators, all to support the eradication of hunger throughout the world.

In this year's season of harvest there were close to 4000 acres farmed in Manitoba for the Foodgrains bank says Gordon Janzen, Regional Rep for Manitoba. "Wheat, canola and soybeans are the main ones."

Highway study of Carberry corner still in progress

This summer safety features have been installed at the corner of Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 5 at Carberry, after the two highway accidents that occurred fairly close to each other earlier this summer. 

A passenger bus carrying Dauphin-area seniors collided with a semi-truck on June 15th and claimed the lives of 17 people.  Just over 6 weeks later, on July 31st a second crash occurred at the same intersection resulting in 3 people being transported to hospital.