Brandon Sun By: Tyler Clarke Save to Read Later
Members of the Punjabi Cultural Association of Brandon pick up trash along 18th Street in March. They are one of many community groups to take part in community cleanups during recent weeks. (File)
With this year’s grander-scale community cleanups cancelled, various people and community groups have strived to pick up the slack.
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With this year’s grander-scale community cleanups cancelled, various people and community groups have strived to pick up the slack. It was getting a bit much downtown, Coun. Kris Desjarlais (Rosser) said, adding he was taken aback by how much garbage had accumulated on the streets of downtown Brandon approximately two weeks ago.
Canadian Labour, Civil Society Groups Express Solidarity With Protesting Farmers The farmers are literally sacrificing their well-being and putting their lives on the line to uphold these constitutional guarantees on behalf of all the people of India and are setting a glorious example to the entire world.
Members of various farmer organisations during a protest against the Centre s new farm laws, in Tarn Taran district, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi:Â A group of labour, community and civil society organisations from Canada and elsewhere have issued a statement supporting protesting farmers in India.
“These laws were drafted without any consultation with farmers or their representatives, the farmersâ unions. The farmers have consistently opposed these laws, which go against the promises and commitments made to farmers by different governments over several decades,” the statement reads.