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 Alliance will remain a 'standalone' brand under Canterra ownership.

The lone remaining shareholder in a pedigreed seed company formed by a group of independent grain handling companies in Western Canada is selling that business to another Prairie seed firm.

Canterra Seeds announced May 1 it has acquired Alliance Seed for an undisclosed amount, and will continue to operate Alliance as “a standalone brand under Canterra Seeds’ umbrella, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships.”

SASKATOON — Canada has far fewer green peas than the government is reporting, says an analyst.

“Purely from a price perspective, markets believe the Canadian harvest was smaller than estimated by Statistics Canada,” Stat Publishing noted in a recent article.

Using crop insurance data, a “strong argument” can be made that growers planted 358,000 acres of green peas last year, well below Statistics Canada’s 463,000-acre estimate.

Stat believes the area has been over-reported since 2021.

Root rots are the number one disease issue for pulse crops, significantly impacting pea and lentil fields across the Prairies.  Studies show that the disease which thrives in warm, wet conditions can cause a yield loss of anywhere from 60 to 84 percent.

Last year, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture conducted a pulse disease survey, which focused on the root rot disease complex.

Dyana Lavallee stares at a copy of a photograph on display to the public at the Hudson's Bay Company Archives in Winnipeg. 

The Metis woman quickly recognizes it as the same one her grandmother had years ago. 

"This is my family," she said referring to the figures in the picture. "I'm actually shaking a bit."

It's not the first time Lavallee has visited the archives, but it is the first time she's seen that photo among the thousands of historical documents that are housed at the Archives of Manitoba. 

There were thousands of smiles shared and thousands of dollars raised during the latest Smile Cookie Week. Linda and Jeff Doerksen own and operate the franchises in Winkler, Morden and Carman.

Morden and Winkler partnered with Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation for the second time, with Executive Director Shannon Samatte-Folkett setting a goal of 25,000 cookies and $50,000.

The music is flowing out of The Community Exchange (TCE) building in Altona these days, their concert series shows have seen great success and now, you're invited to another free evening of music at TCE, tonight (May 5th)!

Thanks to the support of some generous sponsors, Altona Minor Softball is thrilled to cut the ribbon Tuesday evening (May 6th) for Altona’s newest softball diamond ~ West Park School Northwest.

You can call in to ask host Carla Hrycyna all of your gardening questions live every Saturday morning starting at 9:15am: 1-800-374-3315

After being asked to leave a portion of an SEMHL league meeting, President of the Ste. Anne Aces, Kevin Lansard, didn't think much of it, he went and grabbed a bite to eat and waited, but when he was called back in, he would be informed his team would no longer be welcomed in the league.

The South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League is now made up of Morden, Notre Dame, Portage la Prairie, Winkler, Warren, Carman, Ile des Chenes, Springfield and Red River.

The Decision

Funeral For: Rev. Leslie Poulin 
Funeral Date: May 9, 2025 
Rev. Leslie Poulin, 61, of Morris passed away Friday, May 2nd at Morris General Hospital. 
She is survived by 3 daughters, 2 sisters, Father Dalton Poulin and their families. She was predeceased by her mother Joan Poulin. 
The funeral service for Rev. Leslie Poulin will be held Friday, May 9th at 1pm at Morris Multiplex with burial at a later date in her hometown in Ontario.