McCreary Man Charged with Production of Marijuana
A marijuana grow op in McCreary is no more, according to RCMP.
Police say Ste Rose RCMP executed a search warrant on Wednesday evening and seized 168 marijuana plants from a home in the Municipality of McCreary .
52-year-old William Burnett has been charged with production of marijuana.
RCMP say the Office of the Fire Commissioner is involved as well, with the electrical wiring for the growing equipment found to be substandard and hazardous to the occupants of the home.
Burnett has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Dauphin court on March 15.
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Oil Closes at Seven-Year Low
Oil closed yesterday at $33.27 US a barrel -- its lowest point in seven years.
The glut on the global market has sent the price down almost $3.80 so far this week.
The oil-sensitive dollar closed yesterday 70.94 cents US -- its lowest in more than 12 years.
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More Fatal Road Collisions In MB Last Year Than 2014
2015 saw a slight increase in fatal collisions on Manitoba's roads.
That's according to a new report by Manitoba RCMP, who say that 40 percent of the deceased were not wearing seatbelts.
RCMP Sergeant Bert Paquet says not wearing a seatbelt is no longer a generational issue.
"Everybody gets it now. It's just a choice people are making not to buckle up. It will save your life. The fact that you are a safe driver doesn't mean you will not be involved in a collision. So plan for the unplanned and wear a seatbelt all the time."
2015 saw 79 people die in collisions, compared to 74 in 2014. The western part of the province, which includes Dauphin and Brandon, was unchanged with 30 fatal collisions.
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Premiers Set to Discuss Energy and Climate Change
Energy is on the table as Western Canada's two NDP premiers meet today in Winnipeg.
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley are set to discuss issues such as energy infrastructure, renewable energy and climate change priorities.
Last month, Selinger promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions by one-third in the next 15 years and bring in a cap-and-trade system for the province's 20 largest emitters to help meet that goal.
In Alberta, Notley last month introduced a sweeping new climate change strategy, including a plan to cap oilsands emissions at 100 megatonnes and charge a $30-a-tonne carbon tax by 2018.
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KAP Welcomes Risk Management Review Recommendations
Keystone Agricultural Producers is welcoming the 25 recommendations put forward by the Manitoba Agriculture Risk Management Review Task Force in its final report released this week.
The task force was struck last winter to look at adapting agriculture risk management programs or developing new ones, in order to help mitigate the effects of climate change on farm production.
KAP president Dan Mazier says generally the recommendations are about improving existing programs or creating incentives for producers to adopt best management practices.
He says some of KAP's submissions to the task force made it into the final report, including the option of providing some additional flexibility on how producers can access funds in AgriInvest without tax implications.
