For 34 years, Winnipeg’s Tall Grass Prairie Bread Co. has taken pride in sourcing local ingredients for its delicious treats. But like many companies in western Canada, the bakery relies on Rogers Sugar refinery in B.C. for its sugar.
Amid an ongoing strike at Western Canada s largest sugar refinery, bakery owners and chocolatiers are finding it hard to locate the amounts of sugar they need to keep their businesses going as we head into the holiday season.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Kevin Rollason | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Jun. 28, 2021
It s hot out, yes, but it s not humidity that s making you feel sticky.
It s hot out, yes, but it s not humidity that s making you feel sticky.
Nope, that wet, syrupy stuff you feel misting your face as you take a stroll on Winnipeg sidewalks, what s coating your vehicle s windshield after it has been parked outside for a day or two, what s causing your sandals to stick to the pavement is honeydew from aphids.
And, by honeydew, we mean aphid excrement. Yup, aphid poo.
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Aphid honeydew coats vehicles after they have been parked outside for a day or two.