Doukhobor recognition
A spring near Blaine Lake, Sask., has been officially named to commemorate the area’s early Doukhobor settlers.
The Saskatchewan Geographic Names Board recently approved the name Oospenia Spring, which was proposed by Doukhobor researcher and writer Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.
Oospenia Spring is located on the west bank of the North Saskatchewan River, 18 kilometres southeast of Blaine Lake. Flowing year-round, the spring is an abundant source of fresh, water.
The naming of the spring officially recognizes the Doukhobors of Oospenia, who made a significant contribution to the history and development of the area in which it is located.
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The village of Oospenia was established near the spring in 1899 by Doukhobors from Kars, Russia, who fled to Canada to escape persecution for their pacifist beliefs.
For more information, e-mail
Kalmakoff at jon.kalmakoff@accesscomm.ca or visit the Doukhobor Genealogy website at www.doukhobor.org.
CWB fellowships
Five university agriculture students have received graduate fellowships from the Canadian Wheat Board for the upcoming academic year.
The fellowships are intended to help students with agricultural research and are worth $16,500 to $18,000.
Richard Cuthbert, a PhD student from the University of Manitoba, is fine mapping and cloning genes that confer resistance to septoria tritici blotch in wheat.
Suresh Neethirajan, a PhD student from the University of Manitoba, wants to design, build and evaluate carbon dioxide and odour sensors for grain quality monitoring.
Frank Ge, a PhD student from the University of Saskatchewan, is trying to determine if genetically modified crops can exist alongside conventional crops.
Haiyan Zhang, a PhD student from the University of Alberta, will study the performance of beta-glucan with other food components in complex food systems.
Kristina Polziehn, a masters student from the University of Alberta, will study integrated crop management practices to decrease the protein content of barley while maximizing profitability.
