I stood there braced in Brad Durick’s G3 riverboat trying to muscle in yet another Red River catfish. Durick stood poised with the landing net on my brother, Dean’s side of the boat. This scenario had been playing out over the past two hours. I couldn’t help but think: “If …
Read More »St. Laurent hoping to revive plans for fish processor
A Winnipeg company wants to build a fish-processing plant near St. Laurent that would create more than 100 new jobs and help revive the commercial fishing industry on Lake Manitoba. Although the proposal by CDF Community Development First has been in the planning and discussion stages for years, it has …
Read More »Young bald eagle rescued from fishing line along Manitoba’s Red River
A young bald eagle is recovering after a dangerous encounter with fishing line along the Red River in Manitoba. Workers at Winnipeg’s Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre rescued the bird on Friday after it was found in the Middlechurch, Man. area. Media placeholder In a post on Facebook, the centre said …
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