Lorna Mcilroy

It is common knowledge that honeybees give us honey for food but it is less well known that humans would starve without plant pollination by bees, butterflies and beetles. We can thank a pollinator for one out of every three bites we take. Pollination is essential for vegetables such as cucumbers, squash and pumpkins while […] Read more

For a girl growing up on a homestead in northern Alberta, the weekly trip to collect the mail was a big event. The 13-kilometre trek might be made on horseback, with a team of horses pulling a sleigh or wagon or occasionally in a spluttering vehicle. The mail might include blue airmail letters from overseas […] Read more