New Keystone Agricultural Producers president watches as her four children continue the family’s work in the industry
On a dairy, beef, and grain farm near Portage La Prairie, Man., the four Verwey children have always known they are part of a hard-working, politically savvy agricultural entity. Beginning with their grandfather, Gerrard, through his four sons, including their father, Ray, the next generation, Rachael, Brice, Randi and Lindsay have agriculture in their DNA. […] Read moreStories by Rosalie I. Tennison
Old favourites still make the toy list
Every year has its fads, but parents are urged to also consider giving their children toys from the past this holiday season
If toy shoppers learned anything from the pandemic lockdown, it’s that tried and true toys, like board games, stand the test of time. Families began playing together as they had to stay together. Toy shopping became an online or curbside pick-up activity, so parents had to rely on advertising and their child’s wish list to […] Read more
Financing the golden age
Post-retirement financial plans often need more focus; many seniors don’t think about the cost of retirement homes or ongoing care
When Doris turned 90, she enlisted the help of her nephew to move her from her house into a retirement residence and arrange for rent payments. As he set about the task, he was shocked to see that Doris had $200,000 in a chequing account and no interest earning investments. For Karen, her father’s dementia […] Read more
From wide open spaces of prairies — to space
How did farm work, a clever teacher and a visit by Mark Garneau combine to convince a boy from Bruno, Sask., that he could become Canada’s next astronaut? For Jason Leuschen, it started with his Grade 3 teacher assigning him extra work on science topics. In Grade 7, Garneau, then a Canadian astronaut, spoke at […] Read more
Forever changed by loss, women reach out to help others
When Maggie Van Camp of Blackstock, Ont., and Angie Fox of Eddystone, Man., met in the summer of 2015, they had an instant connection. Both their husbands were killed in farming accidents just shy of Christmas, leaving them with young families and busy farm operations. “I decided I wasn’t going to let the moment my […] Read more
Food sector a stabilizer
TORONTO — Canada’s food processing sector measures up well to other Canadian manufacturing industries, according to a study released by the George Morris Centre, an agricultural think tank in Guelph, Ont. However, a second study suggests Canada must improve productivity to catch up to the United States in food processing. The report was delivered during […] Read more
