It might be surprising to know that many of the gravel crews working in Western Canada are from the Pnjab region of India. “We have 20 guys on the crew here, and 17 are from the Punjab,” says Jag Sandhu, on the job near Val Marie, Sask. “There are lots of Punjabi drivers working in […] Read more
Stories by Judith Wright
Shear thrills
WATROUS, Sask. — Today I am part of a crew that will relieve sheep of about four kilograms of their wooly winter wear. It’s the annual sheep shearing day at the Dog Tale Ranch near Watrous, Sask., where Arlette and Allen Sieb have invited friends and neigh-bours to take part . For the first hour, […] Read more
