HAWARDEN, Sask. — Jean and Ernie Pryor have worked in the far north and hiked the high Andes of Peru, but they call their Hawarden heritage farm home. They grow canola, lentils and spring wheat on a 960 acre homestead property where George and Elizabeth Ledingham, Jean’s grandparents, raised 11 children. Jean and Ernie made […] Read more
Stories by Karen Morrison
Online cancer therapy targets depression
Cancer hurts, and a patient’s fear of what lies ahead can only make it worse. Nicole Alberts, a University of Regina clinical psychology doctoral student, hopes an eight-week online pilot project will help improve mental well-being for patients who have returned to their communities following cancer treatments. “Travel is hard for some people,” she said. […] Read more
4-H Canada hires new CEO
Shannon Benner is 4-H Canada’s new chief executive officer. Benner, who will take over the job in April, replaces Mike Nowosad, who retired late last year. Originally from British Columbia, Benner joins the youth organization from the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation, where she worked in standards, risk management and accreditation of facilities across North America. […] Read more
Keep eye on children around farm machinery
REGINA — Murray McWilliams believes his father carried the guilt of his young son losing a leg in a farm accident to his grave. “It not only affected me, but affected the whole family,” said McWilliams, now retired and living in Regina with his wife. The family was busy finishing the leftover harvest in March […] Read more
Farm founder cared more about horses than wheat
IMPERIAL, Sask. — Thomas Burgess didn’t care much for growing crops, but he loved animals. The hunting dog and horse trainer from Marsh Gibhan, Buckinghamshire, England, came to Canada in 1910 to create a farm and home for a growing family that included his wife, Sarah, and children, Jim and Annie May. The family would […] Read more
Mounties seek female recruits
The RCMP is on the lookout for a few good women. They currently account for 20 percent of its workforce of 19,000 members, a number that Const. Amy Forbes of RCMP Recruiting in Saskatoon wants to see increase through her efforts. “At the RCMP, we hire people that represent the people that we serve,” she […] Read more
Post office job a labour of Love
Welcome to Love, Sask. | Letters and tourists flock from around the world to get a little bit of Love
LOVE, Sask. — They come in all sizes and colours of envelopes, boxes and bubbled packages, some adorned with exotic characters and symbols from faraway lands. They include wedding invitations, valentines and letters, some pre-stamped or stuffed with money or redemption coupons for postage. Their destination is a tool shed-sized post office in northeastern Saskatchewan […] Read moreDreams come true for poet who wakes ready with words
Documenting dreams | Author says her poems reflect the pleasures and hardships of farm life
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Laurie Lynn Muirhead often wakes up at night with a poem formed during a vivid dream. When that happens, she scrambles to her journal to record the thoughts that will later be massaged into a poem. “Some poems I wake up with,” she said. “Eighty percent of the poems are there […] Read more
Orchard owners experiment with new fruit crop
Haskap in Saskatchewan | Early adopters test new haskap varieties and recipes
BIRCH HILLS, Sask. — Building a new fruit enterprise takes time, perseverance, money, patience and careful consideration of the big picture, say two haskap growers. Carl and Sandra Barber are on the ground floor of a project that may not bear fruit in their lifetime, but both are eager for the chance to create a […] Read more
Coffee importer believes in a fair shake
Man. business deals directly with growers | Father-daughter duo sell coffee to businesses in and around Winnipeg
CLANDEBOYE, Man. — Derryl Reid believes in sharing the wealth. The coffee importer from Clandeboye, Man., buys organic beans green from South American growers, roasts them and sells them to businesses in and around Winnipeg. Dealing with growers directly and enabling them to recoup more of the money are keys to Reid’s business strategy at […] Read more
