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DAR R E L L N E SBIT T / CR O SSR O ADS T H IS W E E K Manitoba high school rodeo all-star, Carter Brown put together a successful steer wrestling run of 7.37 seconds at the Rapid High School Rodeo held on Saturday, Aug, 22 under a crystal clear blue sky and warm temperatures. The high school athlete is a third generation of the legendary Lyle Brown family of Virden to enrich the cowboy lifestyle, showcasing what it takes to conquer goals with each run.
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A warm winter? Did we all hear that right? A strengthening El Nino has weather watchers leaning toward a milder winter across the prairies, but Manitoba’s own forecasters have not confirmed what that means for the region, and other long-range predictors are not convinced this winter will be that simple either.
Environment and Climate Change Canada stated that they update their seasonal models monthly. Positive news… current models are favouring abovenormal temperatures across the prairies heading into early winter, in line with the strengthening El Nino building in the Pacific Ocean. El Nino winters have historically tended to bring warmer, less snowy conditions to western Canada. But that is an early signal, not
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a forecast. Environment Canada’s full, detailed winter outlook for Manitoba is not expected until early December, as it was last year. Until then, the specific odds for the readership areas are not yet confirmed. The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s 2027 Canadian edition similarly landed in stores this month, and its authors also point to the same El Nino pattern shaping their predictions. But the almanac’s detailed month-by-month breakdown
for the prairies is not yet available, leaving the upcoming winter to speculation as of current predictions. Not every long-range forecaster is expecting a straightforward mild season. Agricultural meteorologist Matt Makens told RealAgriculture this winter is shaping up with sharp regional contrasts across western Canada rather than one steady pattern. That is the uncertainty most across the region are hearing. A
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mild winter means lower heating and fuel costs, easier roads, and lighter municipal snow-clearing budgets. A winter with sudden cold snaps means the opposite, and less time to prepare. For now, the only sure thing is that nobody, not the federal government and not the almanacs, is ready to make a confident call on what this winter actually holds… After all, who can really predict the weather anyways!
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