Some of the biggest travel trends emerging recently have included outdoor activities, staying reasonably close to home and taking road trips in our own vehicles. The pandemic has been the main driver of this. While hope for greater travel freedom is on the horizon with continued vaccine rollouts, it seems unlikely that significant change will […] Read more
Farm Living
Man. hopes to clarify rules about trespass
Manitoba is changing its trespassing laws to reduce confrontations between landowners and people who enter farm property. On March 10, the province unveiled amendments to the Petty Trespasses Act, the Occupiers Liability Act and the Animal Diseases Act, to bring clarity to trespassing rules and protect farms from biosecurity threats. Under the old rules, landowners […] Read more
Private bill targets barn trespassing
A Conservative private member’s bill to prevent trespassing on farms received second reading in the House of Commons last week. Bill C-205, sponsored by Foothills MP John Barlow, would make it an offence to enter, without authorization, a barn or place where animals are kept. The intent is to prevent the animals from being exposed […] Read more
Shame of childhood sexual assault must be addressed
Q: When I was a little girl, my aunt and uncle used to come out to the farm to spend the occasional weekend with my parents and me. They brought with them their son, a young boy who was about five years older than I. Everyone thought he was a terrific kid so when he […] Read more
Details expected soon on home energy program
Federal government’s Home Energy Retrofit Initiative will offer grants to homeowners to make upgrades that reduce energy consumption
The federal government says it will release more details this spring of a Home Energy Retrofit Initiative offering grants to Canadian homeowners who perform residential upgrades that reduce energy consumption. Officials with Natural Resources Canada say the federal retrofit initiative will offer as many as 700,000 grants to Canadian homeowners, each worth as much as […] Read more
Feds fund greater sage grouse conservation efforts
Activities to support habitat for greater sage grouse received a $1.27 million funding boost March 17 from the federal environment and climate change department. The money will fund initiatives through the Species At Risk Partnership on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL), which is part of the national conservation plan. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association announced the funding, saying […] Read more
Alta. NDP propose Eastern Slopes coal mining ban
Alberta’s opposition NDP will be launching a private member’s bill to immediately ban future coal mining for all categories of land on the province’s Eastern Slopes. “The bill would then require a full consultation, based on current and best science, with all Albertans and with Indigenous communities to establish effective protections across the Eastern Slopes,” […] Read more
New trespassing rules in Manitoba
Manitoba is changing its trespassing laws, to reduce confrontations between landowners and people who enter farm property. On March 10, the province unveiled amendments to the Petty Trespasses Act, the Occupiers Liability Act and the Animal Diseases Act, to bring clarity to trespassing rules and protect farms from biosecurity threats. Under the old rules, landowners […] Read more
Winter fishing – photo essay
Tasha Eaglesham spent a warm spring-like day Feb. 28 ice fishing for walleye and pike on MacGregor Lake near Milo, Alta. | Mike Sturk photos
Tasha Eaglesham spent a warm spring-like day Feb. 28 ice fishing for walleye and pike on MacGregor Lake near Milo, Alta. | Mike Sturk photos
Town sees opportunity to shift to online work
Trochu, Alta., promotes itself to city residents who no longer have to work in an office, but digital access remains a barrier
A small Alberta town views the growing number of city residents working online from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity for rural communities to reverse a decades-long trend. The crisis has proven that many people don’t need to live in a city because they no longer have to commute daily to work, […] Read more
