By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday, November 9, 2023

Nov 9, 2023 | 4:03 PM

RCMP in Manitoba are investigating after a man died following the rollover of a combine harvester.

Police said the rollover took place Nov. 3 in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, which is by the Saskatchewan boundary.

A 55-year-old man from Roblin was operating a combine on Provincial Road 592 when it lost control on an icy downhill stretch, slid into a steep embankment and rolled onto its roof into water.

A witness who was operating a combine in front of the man jumped into the icy water and pulled him out of the cab of his combine, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The City of Calgary began demolishing the decommissioned Lilydale poultry plant yesterday.

The plant operated for decades as the residential area around it grew.

Over the years, the plant became a point of contention for area residents, primarily because of the odour, but also due to noise levels and traffic.

In 2017, the city began working with Sofina Foods to acquire the land, and by January 2022 took possession.

The building will be knocked down to make way for construction of the Green Line LRT project next year.

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The Saskatchewan government said it has expanded legislation that ensures landowners are owed compensation from oil and gas companies.

The province said amendments to regulations are to give more powers to the Surface Rights Board.

The board can soon force companies to pay landowners when they fail to make payments or damage property.

The rules come into effect on Jan.1.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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