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2 WINNIpEG FREE pRESS, SATuRDAY DECEMBER 5, 2015 W i l d m a n R i c i n g L t d " " One of the best-kept secrets in Canada, the most populous community within 150 kilometers in any direction, and the northernmost road accessible communityinManitoba,LynnLakeiscentrallylocated asaservicehubfortheregion. Theregionhasprovennickel,copper,gold,andzinc reserves from previous mines.Lynn Lake and its vast outlyingareacontinuestocatchtheeyeofexploration companies that return year after year to survey and drillcoresamples,includinguraniumtothenorth. AlamosGold'sprospectiveLynnLakeprojectboasts "LynnLakerepresentsasignificantopportunityasoneof thehighestgradeopenpitgolddepositsinCanadawith excellentinfrastructurealreadyinplace"(AlamosGold Inc.).Indeed,withLynnLake'shospital,school,arena, airport with a 5000 foot runway, accommodations, restaurants, retail establishments, dozens of empty commercial and residential lots owned by the town commercial and residential lots owned by the town with hydro-electric, sewer, and communications infrastructure intact, Lynn Lake is equipped to welcome all manner of new developments tothearea. In addition to Lynn Lake'sminingprospects,infrastructure,andrichhistory, what keeps people in Lynn Lake is its natural beauty and abundance of outdoor opportunities. Residents are minutes away from ice fishing during the winter viasnowmobile,andminutesawayfromthebestsport fishingthecountryhastoofferinthesummer.Whether hunting, fishing, or canoeing, lodges throughout the region offer a range of services with road-accessible campgroundsandboatlaunches. Guidedbyasenseofadventure,LynnLakeisasmall yet diverse,close-knit yet welcoming community in a vastterritorystillrichinuntappedresources. www.lynnlake.ca204.356.2418info@lynnlake.ca ac ac act, t, t, t, pe ped ne ne nt nts yn ynn t, t, t, d r s n DISCOVERIESAWAIT Celebrating37Yearsof TradingontheShores TradingontheShores ofHudsonBay ofHudsonBay WE SHIP WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE CityCentreMall,THOMPSON,MB 1-204-677-2026 www.arctictradingco.com •ESKIMO&INDIANHANDICRAFTS •CARIBOUHAIRTUFTINGS •FURPRODUCTS&RUGS 141KelseyBlvd.,CHURCHILL,MB TOLLFREE1-800-665-0431 1-204-675-8804 Email:atcpenny@mymts.net FAST 'N' FRIENDLY AUTO FINANCE YOURPROBLEMSARESOLVED! We'vehelpedthousandsoffamiliesrebuildtheircredit, achievegoalsandgettherightvehicleattherightprice. •Goodcredit •Nocredit •Badcredit •Bankruptcy •Divorce Apply onine at www.fnfauto.ca WE PAY FOR REFERRALS PROBLEMSARESO •Go •No •Ba •Ba •Di R ALS Over1,000NewandPre-OwnedCars,Trucks, VansandSUVstoChooseFrom CalltheCreditCarProfessionals ARTorDONNAat 204-293-2950 orTollFreeat 1-866-509-0889 Giveusatry– YouwillLoveourService! •FreeDeliverytoyourdoor! •Wenowoffer FIRSTTIME BUYERSPROGRAM Coveringallof Manitoba andtherestof NorthAmerica. �������������������������� ������� ���������������������� �������������� ����������������� ����������� � ������������ �������������� ��������� ������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������������������ ���� ������������������������������� �������������� ���������� ��������������������� ��������� ������� ����������������� �� www.manitoulintransport.com 1.800.265.1485 Although air and pontoon boats speed up the process, harvesting natural wild rice is labour intensive. Photos courtesy of of Wildman Ricing Ltd. Nature's Bounty entrepreneurs sell wild rice to china By David Square For the Winnipeg Free Press Naturally grown Canadian wild rice — a delicacy more rare than caviar — will soon be flowing into mainland China thanks to an international marketing coup engineered by two Manitoba entrepreneurs. W e expect the first shipment of rice to arrive in China in the spring," says Tony Atkins, partner with his uncle, Rick Atkins, of Wildman Ricing Ltd. in The pas. An agreement between Canada and China was signed in Ottawa in September. The official export/import contract was negotiated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and its counterpart in China. "CFIA is still working out inspection details before the rice leaves the country because the Chinese desire good quality food products," Tony says. Long-grain wild rice is more difficult to source than caviar because the annual harvest comes exclusively from a number of pristine lakes and streams. The terms of the licence stipulate that all Canadian- grown wild rice will be eligible for export, even though most of the diplomatic lobbying was undertaken by Tony and Rick with the help of two Winnipeg and China- based brokers. Clifford pitts and his Chinese-born wife, Anying Yu, were instrumental in introducing the partners to people in China with the connections to cut through the bureaucracy integral to a country of more than one billion people. " lonG-Grain wild rice is more difficulT To source Than caviar because The annual harvesT comes exclusively from a number of prisTine lakes and sTreams.