Local news from around Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Several rare “fallstreak holes” appeared across southern Manitoba on Dec. 1, creating dramatic circular gaps in the clouds as aircraft triggered supercooled droplets to freeze—an unusual multi-cloud outbreak confirmed by the Weather Centre of Manitoba.
There are many different bones from mammoths, extinct bison species, and a giant beaver, about the size of a black bear.
Would anyone have guessed that the junk that is collected all over Manitoba wound up as pieces in the reconstructed World Trade Centre, or France’s national monument?
Scientists are hoping to look at migration patterns and winter survival in pronghorn. GPS collars will be deployed on pronghorn antelope to track their movements over three years.
Tyler Thorn of the Community Builders Alliance says the town only wanted to explore a truck bypass to divert heavy traffic off Main Street, not build cloverleaf interchanges or close Moosomin’s Highway 1 access points.
A number of residents have spoken out in opposition via provincial media and have also started an online petition to stop any sale of the town’s name, which as of November 3 had 840 verified signatures.
While deer remain the most common hazard on highways and rural roads, collisions with much larger animals are becoming more frequent.
Federal regulations require all coal-fired power plants (except those with carbon capture technology) be shut down by 2030 to clean up Canada’s electricity grid but Saskatchewan’s plan doesn’t emphasize carbon capture for coal plants.
Whatever happens next in Duck Lake, it’s clear that Prairie residents care deeply about their history, identity, and sense of place.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is recruiting volunteers to look after war graves in their local areas.
