Finding snow for a fundraising ride through rural Saskatchewan may be a problem for the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles group. The Feb. 3-10 ride could face muddy trails, but the event will go on, said group president Daphne Wickstrom of Wadena, Sask. If there is no snow, the riders will go in a van, making […] Read more
Stories by Diane Rogers
Tax revolt growing in Sask.
The Saskatchewan rural municipal tax protest has the support of about 40 percent of the province’s RMs, says its spokesperson, Glenn Blakley. As of Jan. 6, 108 RMs are withholding the education portion of property taxes from their school boards with another 10 offering moral support, said Blakley of Tax Action Group, which represents the […] Read more
Scandinavians find paradise in Alberta
PARADISE VALLEY, Alta. – A Norwegian couple with a yen to meet people stopped in this eastern Alberta village during their travels in 1998 and liked who they met. Three years later they decided to make Paradise Valley their home. While touring Canada by motorhome, Bjorn and Elin Halvorsen looked up relatives in Paradise Valley. […] Read more
It’s a tough job, but someone has to judge canola cook-off
Rogers is the Farm Living editor at The Western Producer. She recently judged a canola cook-off contest. Eight teams of farmers glanced anxiously at me and my two fellow judges. We approached the cooking tables that were filled with pots of spices, garlic and herb-infused oils and scattered remnants of brightly coloured vegetables. The plates […] Read more
Organic farm branches out
LEMBERG, Sask. – Chuck and Marion Leniczek met in the Alberta oil patch and today it continues to keep their Saskatchewan farm business afloat. Four recent years of drought, frost, rain and cool temperatures have led to poor crops so Chuck is working as a consultant in the oil patch to bring income into their […] Read more
Sleep expert stresses importance of good night’s rest
Sleep is a more complicated process than many people realize. But a person has only to spend one night awake watching the clock move hour after hour and it’s usually enough to bring that point home, said researcher Jon Shearer. The Algonquin College professor from Ottawa led a seminar in Saskatoon Dec. 6 to tell […] Read more
Awards recognize young leaders in small towns
People are the most important ingredient in developing a successful project, say two women who were honoured for their work in rural communities. At a ceremony in Ottawa Nov. 22, six people from ages 18-29 were recognized at the second Young Leaders in Rural Canada Awards. The statistics on high school dropouts, teen pregnancy and […] Read more
Rural residents tackle food issues
Six high school students from Tisdale, Sask., may be deliberately making themselves unpopular. The students, who call themselves the “uncool group,” have come up with a plan to add healthy food choices such as salads to the local teenage lunch spot. They were among the groups that made presentations at a recent food forum day […] Read more
Red Deer set for national WI
CAMROSE – For a few weeks it appeared that the president of the Associated Country Women of the World was coming to Red Deer next June. But Ursula Goh of Malaysia had to decide which Canadian meeting to attend in 2006 She dropped the Red Deer trip in favour of an ACWW Canada conference planned […] Read more
East sweeps national outstanding farmer title
The West was shut out of the competition this year for the 2005 Canadian Outstanding Young Farmer award. For the past three years, British Columbia has had a national winner, but not so this year. In a ceremony from Halifax Nov. 18, two couples were named as winners. They represent Ontario and Prince Edward Island. […] Read more
