The Alberta government plans on adding 500 more RCMP positions in the province, though it will be requiring small communities to shoulder the majority of the new costs. The province announced Dec. 4 that it’s implementing a new police funding model that will see communities and the federal government inject an additional $286 million over […] Read more
Farm Living
Farm labour exemptions proposed
Alberta introduces legislation that would exempt the majority of farm operations from labour and safety regulations
The Alberta government plans to roll back some labour and safety regulations for the vast majority of farms in an attempt to ease concerns from industry over the contentious issue. The Farm Freedom Safety Act, tabled Nov. 20 in the legislature, introduces a plan that the United Conservative Party government hopes will create a flexible […] Read more
More glyphosate lawsuits planned in Canada
Two law firms have now launched class-action suits involving hundreds of Canadians, mostly from the Prairies
Glyphosate lawsuits are multiplying in Canada. At least 360 Canadians have contacted law firms, asking to join class action suits against Bayer and Monsanto. That number may have expanded over the last week because Canadians who have cancer want more information about the lawsuits. “People contact us every day and every week,” Tony Merchant, founder […] Read more
General store delivers the goods
The Bluffton City General Store in central Alberta stays true to its motto: ‘if we don’t have it; you don’t need it’
BLUFFTON, Alta. — Experiencing Bluffton City General Store is worth the short detour into the hamlet off Highway 20 in central Alberta. Upon entering the slab-clad, tin-roofed building, it takes a moment to absorb the sheer quantity of items and visual stimuli. In general store fashion, there’s a little bit of everything — gas, groceries, […] Read more
Indigenous chef gives traditional recipes a modern twist
Search the internet for “indigenous cookbooks” and you will find a handful of books featuring wild game and foraging and books written by non-indigenous authors who use ingredients indigenous to our land. Some feature a single ingredient, such as bison, but few move into today with a modern theme on recipes inspired by generations of […] Read more
Sustainability top priority for Sask. family
On the Farm: The Leguees focus on sustainable production and developing long-term business relationships
FILLMORE, Sask. — Farming on the Canadian Prairies can be a risky business. That’s why effective risk management strategies are so important to farm manager Jake Leguee. Jake and his wife, Stephanie, are partners at Leguee Farms near Fillmore, Sask., about an hour’s drive southeast of Regina. The family has been farming in the Fillmore […] Read more
Christmas in a seniors care home can be disappointing
Q: Years ago, I used to think that Christmas was the most wonderful season of the year. I would be up early Christmas morning to finish filling Christmas stockings for the children, then off to the kitchen to put together a big Christmas breakfast before we opened our presents. Then it was back into the […] Read more
How to receive the best value from your Aeroplan miles
If you’re confused over what is happening with Aeroplan, you’re not alone. Aeroplan started out as Air Canada’s frequent flyer program. Then Air Canada sold it, bought it back again early in 2019, but announced that it will roll out a new program to replace Aeroplan in June 2020. They made a few changes in […] Read more
Grateful people have less risk of heart problems: study
Gratitude not only make us feel better, it also seems to spark physical changes in our bodies that are beneficial, concluded a recent study led by Paul Mills. Mills is a professor of family medicine and public health at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He specializes in disease processes and he […] Read more
Seeking solitude in a venerable institution
The trademarks of a genuine model were easily recognized by most prairie dwellers of a certain vintage
WINNIPEG — Houses came and houses went, but the old outhouse retained its Spartan lines, a familiar piece of architecture on the rural landscape. Although the outhouse was called many different names, most unprintable, prairie dwellers recognized the trademarks of a genuine model, like the one we had on the farm where I grew up: […] Read more
