When the news broke last week that Brazilian firm JBS S.A. would take over management of the beleaguered XL Foods plant in Brooks, Alta., one of the first questions that leapt to mind was, what do they know that XL does not? Why would it take a foreign beef slaughtering company to fix the production […] Read more
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Communication a rural high-tech headache
I always think I’m funny when demonstrating how I use my cellphone at the cabin. I stand on one foot, lean waaay out to the right, and pretend to scream into the device while precariously perching on the edge of the deck. I admit I’m over-dramatizing the situation somewhat, but not by much. Sometimes, all […] Read more
Community improvement funds welcome
I have been known to publicly complain about the low level of funding provided to rural communities. It’s one of those broken record things, like whining about the weather or cuts to federal agriculture funding. I therefore feel it is incumbent upon me to positively note that the Stephen Harper government, through Western Economic Diversification, […] Read more
Speech abroad unlikely to impress retirees
There are right ways and wrong ways to do certain important things. For example, if you are going to break up with someone, it’s generally accepted that doing so face to face is significantly more respectful than, say, e-mailing. It’s also better than breaking bad news during a speech delivered on the other side of […] Read more
