Feeds from The Valley Leader
Carman Valley Leader's Recent News RSS Feeds
|
Find the latest news stories from The Valley Leader
1 2 3 > Last ›
 Carman to host Heartland Rodeo Association finals
For the third straight year Carman will host the Heartland Rodeo Association Finals. Brad Middleton, president of the Carman Rodeo committee, is looking forward to hosting the championships again. "It's great.[...]
|
 People are getting tired of environmental destruction
Preventing illness is the best way to get health-care costs down. So why aren't governments doing more to protect the environment? We've long known that environmental factors contribute to disease, especially contamination of air, water, and soil.[...]
|
 Proof of election misdeeds go poof!
By now you know it to be a fact that the Conservatives stole the last election. At least, that's the narrative the Media Party here in Ottawa want you to believe. In story after story there has been talk of voter suppression, subterfuge and outright cheating by that mean man Stephen Harper.[...]
|
 MKS makes believers of luxury performance types
The Truck Monkey hanging off my rear bumper wouldn't like anything about me, that's a given. He wouldn't like my overall middle-aged, ugly-bald-guy-ness, nor my style of dress, and he certainly wouldn't be a fan of the 2013 Lincoln MKS that just beat him at his own game.[...]
|
 MP Hoeppner okay with proposed boundary changes
She'll miss the people and the areas being cut from her riding under the proposed changes to the federal riding electoral map, but Portage-Lisgar MP Candice Hoeppner wasn't about to criticize the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission.[...]
|
 Carman golfers finish second at interclub championship
In a tie for second place, the Carman Golf Club topped the local clubs in the Men's Provincial Interclub Championship on Tuesday at the Minnewasta Golf & Country Club. With a combined score of 239 the Carman foursome was tied with the Portage Golf Club in the rural division.[...]
|
 New class of Manitoba doctors dons white coats
Manitoba is getting 110 new doctors today. It'll be a few years till they start their practices, though. The faculty of medicine class of 2016 received their white coats Wednesday morning. The students will take the Hippocratic Oath to "first do no harm," as they start their studies.[...]
|
 Looking to future with joint planning board for RM & town
Looking to the future with a joint planning board for RM & town It's approaching the end of August and summer may be coming to an end, but that also means that in a few short weeks the Town of Carman and Rural Municipality of Dufferin will take an important step for the community.[...]
|
 Two injured as small plane overshoots runway in Altona
RCMP aren't saying why a small plane overshot the grass runway at the Altona Airport, ending up in a drainage ditch. The incident took place at about 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 20, just before sundown when the west bound Piper aircraft attempted to land on the grass runway.[...]
|
 Bumper crop for Manitoba farms
Record-high commodity prices and good quality wheat have many Manitoba farmers expecting strong sales this year. Keystone Agricultural Producers shared the good news about the 2012 crop and reflected on farmers' contributions to Manitoba's economy at a harvest event Monday in Winnipeg.[...]
|
 Harvesting is underway across Central
The following are the regional crop reports as of Monday, August 20: Central Rainfall throughout the Central Region this last week was minimal.[...]
|
 Mistakes and riding boundary changes
When population changes force the redrawing of federal riding boundaries, it's inevitable some mistakes will be made. After all, the three person commission can't possibly understand the community ties between various municipalities or areas of the province.[...]
|
 Carwin United ends losing skid
Carwin United returned to the win column with a 5-3 triumph over the Saint James Storm. Carwin headed to Winnipeg on August 15 looking to end a three game losing streak. And the Carman-based women's soccer team emerged with their fifth victory of the season.[...]
|
 Kickers fit to be tied
The Carman Kickers returned from Winnipeg with a tie. Carman travelled to the city on Saturday for an afternoon meeting with BFR AC. And after the Kickers dropped their first meeting of the season with BFR AC by a 2-1 final on August 10, Carman managed to earn a draw this time round on August 18.[...]
|
 Carmania ends two game losing skid
Carmania ended their recent two game losing skid with a pair of consecutive victories. CARMANIA 3 CCS UNITED 0 It wasn't exactly the way Carmania wanted to break out of their mini-losing slump but a win is a win.[...]
|
 Town and RM move closer to forming joint planning board
Next month the Town of Carman and the Rural Municipality of Duffferin will take their first formal, public steps in creating a joint planning board. A public hearing has been prior to the Sept. 13 town council meeting at Memorial Hall.[...]
|
 Taking an historical look at Brooke's artistic inspiration
The following is about one of the many attractions at the Dufferin Historical Museum in Carman. A. A. BROOKE'S ARTISTIC INSPIRATION In 1891, Arthur Adair Brooke moved from England to Carman. He made it his mission to learn how to farm on the fertile soils of the Red River Valley.[...]
|
 Humane society focusing on long term stability
Building long term stability and attracting more volunteers continue to be key challenges for the Pembina Valley Humane Society. It can sometimes seem like a daunting task given the need, but new president Cindy Kalansky - like all the other volunteers - glady takes it on with dedication.[...]
|
 Misadventures at the border
In southern Manitoba, there were 255,175 people processed for entry into Canada in July travelling in 94,026 vehicles, and there were 24,783 commercial trucks.[...]
|
 Wrestling antics thrills audience
Despite a sparse crowd at the Canadian Wrestling Elite's 'Ill Will Tour' that came to Carman last night, the fans didn't go home disappointed.[...]
|
1 2 3 > Last ›
|
