Manitoba Drought

• Holiday Mountain Resort set to reopen after drought-forced closure

  After extreme drought conditions forced Holiday Mountain Resort to close for this winter season earlier this year, new owners now say they'll be able to open the slopes after all.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2022
  
• Manitoba farmers can’t win: Hit hard by flooding after last year’s drought

  Bill Campbell, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), said Manitoba farmers are struggling, as weather conditions have done a complete 180 from last year's drought.

  Weather

  May 3, 2022
  
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• Wet snow vs. dry snow: Which is better?

  You may already be sick of shovelling the snow from your driveway or sidewalk, but fortunately for Manitobans, it's a dry snow.

  Environment

  Jan 18, 2022
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• Morden water rate increasing due to ongoing drought conditions

  Water rates are expected to go up in 2022 for Morden homeowners due to the ongoing drought conditions. It's the first time water rates will be increased since 2014.

  Dec 11, 2021
• Manitoba’s Crown energy utility expects red ink this year because of drought

  The utility says it is planning to apply to the Public Utilities Board -- the province's regulatory agency -- for new rates.

  Economy

  Nov 10, 2021
• Manitoba needs above-average snowfall to balance out effects of summer drought: minister

  Infrastructure minister Ron Schuler said next spring and summer are going to be very troublesome without a good dumping of the white stuff this winter.

  Environment

  Nov 2, 2021
• Provincial, federal programs aimed at helping Manitoba farmers recover from summer drought

  Farmers have borne "extraordinary costs" for feed and transportation during the crisis, the province said, and the new programs should help them get back on their feet.

  Environment

  Aug 31, 2021
• Significant rainfall still not enough to combat Manitoba drought: Winkler mayor

  Coming off the driest July on record, Winkler Mayor Martin Harder said the rain was welcome, but not enough.

  Environment

  Aug 21, 2021
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• Winnipeg facing wasps, flies galore due to drought conditions, says entomologist

  Entomologist Taz Stuart told 680 CJOB wasps are a little more aggressive earlier this year because of the drought, which has hurt their natural food source of insects and flowers.

  Environment

  Aug 16, 2021
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• Manitoba finally gets some rain — but don’t expect it to last

  In one of the hottest, driest summers on record, much of Manitoba got hit by some desperately needed rain Monday — in Winnipeg, more rain in one day than over the past two months.

  Weather

  Aug 10, 2021