Spud power. (agri-business in Portage La Prairie, Winnipeg)

Manitoba Business | June 1, 1997| | Copyright

Portage la Prairie's Underground Assets

Portage la Prairie, this city, 80 kilometres west of Winnipeg, has become so attractive that even the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are moving there.

A bit of exaggeration, but it is true that the Bombers left Brandon after a half decade and held their 1996 Canadian Football League (CFL) training camp in Portage. For 19 days in June, 90 members of the club - including players, coaches, trainers and equipment managers - ate, slept, and played on the grounds of the Southport Aerospace Centre, just outside the city. The team has ...

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