Diane Rogers

Farmers are too stubborn for their own good, says Calgary paramedic Martin Lesperance. He has seen men die because they would not listen to their families and get help soon enough to deal with a stroke or heart attack. That’s why Lesperance has made it his mission to talk to audiences about keeping safe and […] Read more

The Saskatchewan Women’s Institute will continue at least until the end of the year, says its president. Doreen Holden of Fertile, Sask., said the SWI board met Feb. 25 and made some decisions amidst budget cutting and office file tossing. The office at the University of Saskatchewan will remain open, but the administrator’s hours will […] Read more

GRAVELBOURG, Sask. – Gravelbourg’s glory has anchored the south end of Main Street for decades. The grand, yellow brick, twin-spired Catholic cathedral is a tourist draw to this 96-year-old town in southern Saskatchewan. But facing the cathedral from the other end of Main Street is a newer face of fame for the town. Businessperson and […] Read more

Globalization was the focus when an international development group hosted discussions in rural Saskatchewan. “It was quite a learning experience” said Lori Latta, co-ordinator of the Saskatchewan Council for International Co-operation. Three-hour public deliberations were held in eight communities last fall and drew 15-20 people to each session. More sessions are planned for this spring. […] Read more

Canadians are drinking more bottled water than they ever have, but the prairie thirst, at 63 million litres in 1998, is 10 percent of the national market. The biggest consumers are in Quebec, which represents a third of the market, says the Canadian Bottled Water Association. Internationally, France ties with Italy as the largest market […] Read more

A week after marking Women’s Institute Day this Feb. 19, the Saskatchewan WI might close down. The group’s perilous future is blamed on an unsuccessful corporate fundraising campaign this fall and a membership that has fallen to 200. SWI’s board of directors plans to decide the future of the 91-year-old rural women’s group at a […] Read more

Many cooks don’t know what common spices like rosemary and thyme look like in their live form with the roots on, says an Alberta businessperson. That is why Anita Schreyer of Down to Earth Greenhouses in Sexsmith, Alta., made it part of her promotion to visit restaurants and thrust free fresh-cut green herbs on the […] Read more

BRUNO, Sask. – From his office window at the Bruno Ursuline campus, Bruce Hobin can’t see much of the “country estate” he is managing. He inherited the management of 60,000 square feet of buildings and 65 acres of land when the University of Saskatchewan agreed to lease it for $1 a year from the Ursuline […] Read more

Jan Layh has become a passionate advocate of artistic life in rural Saskatchewan since she moved to Langenburg from Saskatoon in 1994. She calls the eastern border town of 1,300 a “hopping place” and lists the art classes she teaches from her gallery, the new bed-and-breakfast business in town, the mural painted on the local […] Read more

The navel gazing worked so well the first time that the Canadian 4-H Council is at it again. It plans to follow up on the success of a survey done in 1997 that examined the value of 4-H to its adult graduates. Mike Nowosad, executive director of the Canadian 4-H Council, said the four-year-old survey […] Read more