The Stamp family takes farm safety seriously. They hold safety meetings with employees every month to discuss potential hazards and opportunities for improvement and have adopted a number of practices to avoid incidents. “With our meetings, we bring things up in a formal setting, but it has shown to actually get things done,” said Nathan […] Read more
Farm Living
COVID-19 cases double in Sask., Man.
Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan have seen their confirmed and presumptive cases of Covid-19 double. Manitoba has recorded 15 cases and Saskatchewan 16 as of March 18. At least six of the seven Manitoba cases reported the day before are related to travel and information is pending on the seventh. The government said more than 2,100 […] Read more
Patience needed to deal with teenage brain
Q: I would like to talk to you about my son. He is 14 years old. For most of his life, he has been a wonderful boy. He was always eager and enthusiastic for just about anything. He was near the top of class in school, and he was a wonderful companion for his father […] Read more
COVID-19 a threat to rural dwellers, too – chief medical health officer
Rural residents and farmers should not be complacent about COVID-19 just because they live in more remote or sparsely populated areas, says Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer. While many rural people have posted on social media that they aren’t worried about contracting the virus and intend to carry on as usual, Dr. Saqib Shahab said […] Read more
Children inherit parents’ passion for livestock
On the Farm: Shelley Clark is the third generation of her family to live and work on this southwestern Alberta ranch
PINCHER CREEK, Alta. — There are bears in the Clark living room. Each has attempted a break-in of the ranch house at one time or another so each has met its demise. Shelley Clark recounts the incidents with a matter-of-fact attitude developed over years of co-existing with wildlife and livestock on the ranch in southern […] Read more
British Columbia’s Kootenay National Park turns 100
Kootenay National Park celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. In 1920, the federal government agreed to build a road linking Banff and the Columbia Valley in return for British Columbia donating land on either side of it to be preserved in a national park. When the Banff-Windermere Highway opened three years later, it became the […] Read more
Film focuses on grain entrapment
The makers of Silo, an American film about grain bin entrapment, don’t want people to watch the movie in their basement on Netflix. Instead, they are using the old fashioned method — gathering people in the same location to watch the movie together. Community groups in dozens of towns across the United States, in places […] Read more
Stressed farmers encouraged to ask for help
Alberta producer who went public with his struggles finds himself in demand with farmers dealing with similar issues
The phone keeps ringing. Ever since Sean Stanford has spoken openly about his struggles with farm-related stress and anxiety, the calls from farmers with similar issues have been steady. Stanford, 34, is a heavy duty mechanic who also farms with his family near Magrath, Alta. Although he is willing to talk with other farmers about […] Read more
Try some new recipes this spring
Spring traditionally brings with it a sense of renewal. This can mean trying a new recipe, learning something new and, of course, opening up the windows and letting the fresh air in. The winter decor can be packed away and the pastel pillows and throws are on the sofa and beds, while the dining table […] Read more
Southern Alberta loses historic hotel to fire
PINCHER CREEK, Alta. — Crumbled brick and soot-stained bedsprings are all that remains of a once-proud hotel that was older than the province in which it stood. The King Edward Hotel on Main Street of Pincher Creek, in Alberta’s southwest region burned to the ground Feb. 15, ending its 116-year history as one of the […] Read more
