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Agriculture This Week - Losing our connections to food and farm

Agriculture This Week - Losing our connections to food and farm

It is rather disquieting to think students in school in a small city on the Canadian Prairies are increasingly unaware of where their food actually comes from – the farm. I suppose it is difficult to fully understand since I grew up on a farm.
My Outlook - A marker that means something

My Outlook - A marker that means something

In Hollywood Hills, California is the renowned Forest Lawn Memorial Park, a cemetery that since the early 1900’s intentionally set itself apart from other similar sites.
Opinion: Digital platforms and Canadian media are integrally entwined

Opinion: Digital platforms and Canadian media are integrally entwined

Glacier Media signs deal with Google Canada's News Showcase
Politics - Tragic RCMP death provides needed perspective

Politics - Tragic RCMP death provides needed perspective

RCMP Constable Shelby Patton died in the line of duty in Wolseley on June 12. The 24-year-old officer was dispatched around 7:50 a.m.
Sports This Week - Jordan back with Stingers for third CEBL season

Sports This Week - Jordan back with Stingers for third CEBL season

The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) tips off its 2021 season June 24, and CEBL Canadian of the Year (2020), Jordan Baker is ready to be running the court again.
Editorial - Property assessment issues not easily dealt with

Editorial - Property assessment issues not easily dealt with

Two things property owners have come to shudder over almost as a matter of course are assessments, and the property taxes levied on those assessments. There is a begrudging acceptance that property taxes are required.
The Meeple Guild - Giving simplicity of Hex another try

The Meeple Guild - Giving simplicity of Hex another try

When you play a lot of board games you learn that some are outstanding – say crokinole – some are a deeply flawed waste of time – think Monopoly – and some are games which remain something of a mystery.
Sunny Side Up - This Father’s Day, remember our Father's love

Sunny Side Up - This Father’s Day, remember our Father's love

A large rabbit bumped its way across the street ahead of me as I walked the dog the other morning. Cash and I watched it make its funny zig-zag path in and out of front yards, then back onto the road, grey ears flapping, powerful hind legs pumping.
Gardener's Notebook - Talking trees

Gardener's Notebook - Talking trees

Let’s talk trees. After seeing the broken trees following the storm we had a few weeks back, we realize how fragile they are, and how important proper tree placement is for the best life of the tree, and the safety of the homeowner.
Agriculture This Week - Niche crops are important to farming

Agriculture This Week - Niche crops are important to farming

When growing up the Canadian Prairies were widely known as ‘the bread basket of the world’. At least that was the thinking in this country.
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