Bodo Archeological Centre | Bones, beads and tools can be found at historic dig site
BODO, Alta. — Archeology excavators toil on the sun-baked prairie, often mired in muskeg and bog and at the mercy of unrelenting mosquitoes. It can take two days digging inch by inch with hand-held trowels and brushes to excavate one sq. foot. Pieces are carefully removed and the remaining dirt screened to discover remaining fragments. […] Read moreStories by Karen Morrison
Residents recall community’s activity, growth
MACNUTT, Sask. — Walter the dog was a fixture on MacNutt’s main street for years. Local residents Judith Becker and Jayne Andres said people knew he was going to be there and just drove around him. “He laid in the middle of the road. He didn’t move,” said Becker. Andres said he belonged to John […] Read more
Small town store carries this, that and tasty fudge for a sweet tooth
PROVOST, Alta. — A Hughenden, Alta., mother pops into the Sweet and Healthy store to buy heavenly goo fudge with $5 from each of her children. “They love her fudge. When we go to the fair, we have to go there first,” said Jennifer Johnson. Store owner Shelley Adolfson proceeds to weigh and wrap the […] Read more
Come for country tour, go for a spin
Sheep farm sells wool products, meat | Spinning workshops in planning stages
McCREARY, Man. — A Romney wether acts more like a dog than a sheep, nudging in for a pat, while three Icelandic sheep huddle together to warily watch the scene from across the pen. Diana Neuman raises sheep for meat and fibre markets and grows feed with her husband, Terry, and their two teens at […] Read more
Calder man finds passion in video
Home-based studio | Raymond Lacusta shoots, edits and produces prairie videos
CALDER, Sask. — Videographer Raymond Lacusta documented Mother’s Nature power in July as water roared two metres above normal levels over the Shellmouth spillway near Roblin, Man. Images of the Assiniboine River churning under a bridge and water rushing over the road at Bear Creek represent his latest project focusing on flood waters on the […] Read more
Rancher hopes to leave legacy for next generation
SWAN RIVER, Man. — Austen Anderson’s face shows little emotion as he, his saddle horse and herding dog quietly wrangle a pair of runaway cows back into the paddock with the rest of the Angus herd. He, with his parents, Ione and Bruce, run a 180 head cow-calf operation on 10 quarters of land in […] Read more
Studies geared to future in cattle business
There will always be a place on the farm for Breanna Anderson, regardless of where life takes her, said her mother, Ione Anderson. Breanna, who is conducting dairy nutrition trials at the University of Saskatchewan this summer, will complete a bachelor of science degree in agriculture next year. She may add a masters degree to […] Read more
Brothers not held back by blindness
Rural enterprise | Twin brothers operate home-based computer and baking businesses in Swan River, Man.
SWAN RIVER, Man. — Wrangling computer viruses and tempting palates are no small feats for two twins from Swan River. The 29-year-old entrepreneurs are both legally blind. Christopher Yelinek repairs, sells and sets up systems at Cat ’N’ Mouse Computers, while Devon prepares an assortment of cookies on order at Devon’s Cookies. They grew up […] Read more
B.C. family farm goes big for niche meat market
Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry | Farm connects with customers in Vancouver
YARROW, B.C. — Fifteen family members are on the payroll in a workforce of 100 at Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry. President Ken Falk rattles off the jobs of each of his relatives, from his sister Carol Dick, who serves as office manager and bookkeeper, to her husband, Paul Dick, who is vice-president of sales, to […] Read more
Value-adding key to success in hazelnuts
More for the money | Growers turn hazelnuts into flour or oil or cover them in chocolate
AGASSIZ, B.C. — Eastern filbert blight is decimating hazelnut orchards on both sides of the Canadian-U.S. border, dramatically lowering yields and leaving producers with few control options. Fraser Valley grower Pentti Hanninen’s last harvest was one-tenth of normal production at his Canadian Hazelnut business because of the spotted blight. A tree normally produces about 25 […] Read more
