Information about the assessed value of Saskatchewan property is now just a click away. SAMAView is a website that allows people to search for assessment information in any municipality where the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency provides assessment services. Users must agree to the terms of use, which allow them to use the information for personal […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Farmers get less of dollar
Food prices are going up but the farmers’ share of that consumer dollar is going down. A study based on the cost for a week’s worth of food for a family of four found that the groceries purchased for $188.22 last year cost $194.23 this year. Alma Kennedy, a retired professor who conducted the study […] Read more
Historic barn rises from rubble
INDIAN HEAD, Sask. – Saskatchewan’s first round barn is rising again. Dismantled in April 2008 because of its deteriorating condition, the 127-year-old Bell Barn will soon stand complete in a location just north of its original site near Indian Head. Bricklayers and stonemasons are happy to recreate history, said project manager Burleigh Hill of Gracom […] Read more
Dairy show marks 25th
After his first year at the University of Calgary’s veterinary school, Layne Manson can make incisions, stitch them up and properly roll over a sheep in need of treatment. The native of Bonnyville, Alta., helped deliver twin calves earlier this year and learned how to tie proper knots when restraining animals. He is one of […] Read more
Traceability has risks: producers
Canadian cattle producers might not be happy about mandatory traceability, but they say if they’re going to have to comply, it might as well be done right. Producers at the recent Canadian Cattlemen’s Association semi-annual meeting in Regina said the system must be carefully monitored. Vice-president Travis Toews said there is “an abundance of opportunity […] Read more
Education tax falls in Sask.
Rural municipal taxpayers in Saskatchewan should notice at least one difference on their 2009 property tax bills. After the provincial government last spring announced it would pay more of the Kindergarten to Grade 12 education cost, that part of the bill has dropped substantially for most ratepayers. However, some could still see overall property tax […] Read more
Cattle deaths remain mystery
The cause of death of 41 cattle in southern Saskatchewan last summer cannot be conclusively proven, says the Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Two different opinions emerged after the July 2008 deaths in Old Man on His Back pasture owned by Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). One veterinarian said lightning was […] Read more
Cattlewomen back cause
When more than 130 women from the cattle industry played a golf course in Medicine Hat, Alta., last week, they weren’t just taking a day off work. They were participating in an event that has quickly become a significant fundraiser. Cattlewomen for the Cure held its fourth annual tournament Aug. 17 and raised $44,745 in […] Read more
Antelope roam farther than thought
Pronghorn antelope have a reputation for being fleet of foot. It turns out they also go far afield. Researchers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana are jointly studying the habitat and migration patterns of pronghorn after early research found the animals routinely move through all three regions. The jurisdictions together contain the world’s population, split about […] Read more
National insurance wanted
Canadian cattle producers want a national price insurance program in place as soon as possible. The program would be based on the Alberta model but modified to suit all provinces, said Bob Ivey, chair of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s domestic agriculture committee. Alberta is set to begin its program at the end of August. Ivey […] Read more
