Diane Rogers

Farm chemical residues found in drinking water sources in Davidson, Sask., are below the allowable guidelines for other pesticides, says a provincial government official. Sam Ferris, manager of the provincial environment department’s standards branch, said there are no standards for the two chemicals found in three water samples taken by organic farming advocate Elmer Laird […] Read more

Doreen Holden does not want the Saskatchewan Women’s Institutes to die on her watch. As SWI president, she is leading a fundraising campaign this month to ensure there is enough money for the group to continue. Letters have been mailed to about 50 agribusinesses requesting assistance. The SWI executive is following up with personal or […] Read more

Steaming turkey, clouds of fluffy potatoes, heaps of spicy stuffing and ponds of gravy – it is a recipe for disaster if not made safely. While people manage to safely prepare food in their own kitchen, put a bunch of cooks in a hall for the local annual fowl supper and there could be trouble. […] Read more

DAVIDSON, Sask. – When Davidson, Sask., residents became aware last year that four babies in their district had been born with or developed cancer, they wondered why. The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency declined to investigate because the infants each had different types of common cancers which does not constitute a “cluster.” Then a local organic farmer […] Read more

Saskatchewan lost its oldest citizen Sept. 20. Molly Swetlikoff of Kamsack, Sask., died two months short of her 109th birthday. The former farmer first came to Canada in 1899, making her way to Mikado, Sask., with her brother and mother. They were pacifist Doukhobors who had left Swetlikoff’s father in prison in Siberia. A trip […] Read more

From July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2001, Saskatchewan lost 6,209 people, which the opposition Saskatchewan Party says is the highest loss of any province last year. Saskatchewan Party MLA Ken Krawetz said disappearing citizens are proof of the NDP government’s failure. On Oct. 2 his party planned to outline how it would increase the […] Read more

The public would prefer to drive faster rather than slower on Saskatchewan’s highways, says a government spokesperson. Mike Woods, of the highways department, said that contrary to the Australian situation where a recent report has recommended lowering the speed limit on rural roads to 80 km-h, Saskatchewanians have asked the department to raise it to […] Read more

There are no dead animals or dripping gore in a prairie art show about abattoirs. Instead, curator Sigrid Dahle has 14 artists examining four concepts arising from packinghouses – holding, abundance, processing and entrails. The display runs until Nov. 18 at Saskatoon’s Mendel Art Gallery, which was established in 1964 by Fred Mendel, who owned […] Read more

A personal discussion of their health risks helped about three-quarters of the farmers who participated in a recent study change their routines. Mary Smillie, a community development nurse, spent part of her time during the last two years working on a health evaluation project sponsored by Health Canada. A followup conducted when the project wrapped […] Read more

The town hall in Lemberg, Sask., is getting a new paint job because of local farmer Brian Acton. Acton was reading a magazine when he saw an entry form for a contest to win a rural mural for his town. He sent it in and won. He has seen the town of Chemainus, B.C., which […] Read more