Churchill layoffs a preventable tragedy

by on Jul 26, 2016 in News Release

(Pelly, Sask., July 26, 2016) “The layoff notices to grain workers and others at the port of Churchill, Manitoba are a tragedy for both the workers and farmers in western Canada,” said  Kyle Korneychuk spokesperson for the Canadian Wheat Board Alliance (CWBA), an independent prairie-wide farm group.  “What is worse is they were entirely preventable.” Korneychuk went on to say: ...

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CWBA releases new research paper

by on Apr 13, 2016 in News Release

On April 13, 2016 at 10 AM Alberta/Sask. 11 AM Manitoba, the Canadian Wheat Board Alliance released a research paper written by a PhD candidate from the University of Saskatchewan. The paper is titled:  “An evaluation of the present situation for Western Canadian grain farmers within a historical context” The paper provides a convenient outline of times a single-desk wheat marketing agency...

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Farm meeting calls for orderly marketing

by on Apr 8, 2016 in News Release

(Raymore, Sask., March 13, 2016) Over 40 farmers from the Raymore, Saskatchewan area met March 13th and passed a resolution calling for “the establishment of orderly marketing of grain in western Canada.” Kyle Korneychuk, spokesperson for the Canadian Wheat Board Alliance, an independent and non-partisan prairie-wide farm group noted:  “This is the second farm meeting in as many months...

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Prairie farmers warn Ottawa to expect continuing biannual $6.5 billion dollar farm losses

by on Mar 8, 2016 in News Release

(Ottawa, Ontario, March 8, 2016) A delegation of prairie grain farmers travelled to Ottawa this week to warn MPs and Cabinet Ministers about the negative impacts western farmers are facing because of structural changes created in western Canada by the Harper government. Ken Sigurdson, a Swan River, Mb. grain farmer and spokesperson for the non-partisan Canadian Wheat Board Alliance explained “a...

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Swan River meeting unanimously supports reinstating the CWB

by on Feb 12, 2016 in News Release

(Swan River, Manitoba, February 12, 2016) More than 50 farmers from the Swan River and Pelly areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan met February 10th and unanimously passed a resolution calling for “the re-establishment of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), and single-desk selling of grain in western Canada.” Kyle Korneychuk, spokesperson for the Canadian Wheat Board Alliance, an independent and...

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Grain Companies take $13 million from farmers

by on Feb 18, 2015 in News Release

Grain Companies take $13 million Valentine’s gift from farmers (Pelly, Sk., February 18, 2015) “Farmers are justifiably angry over the on-going grain robbery by the private grain trade” said Kyle Korneychuk, spokesperson for the Canadian Wheat Board Alliance (CWBA), an independent prairie-wide farm group. “Using newly revealed figures we know that farmers had $13.7 million dollars taken...

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