Dressed in their Sunday best, families sat down to a picnic amid the elaborate flower displays. Kids ran around flying kites, while an ice cream seller did a thriving business from his hand-wheeled cart. Music played as we followed throngs of visitors wandering around. The only unusual part of the festive atmosphere is that we […] Read more
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By using dumped food, U.S. cities could tackle hunger and waste problems
TEPIC, Mexico, Oct 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Apples, bread, pasta and coffee are high on the list of foods worth $218 billion Americans dump in the bin or pour down the drain each year, much of which could help feed the country’s poorest families, a green group said on Wednesday. Under growing pressure to […] Read more
Family of men injured fighting fire ‘overwhelmed by generosity’
A fundraising campaign for a Saskatchewan father and son severely injured while fighting a fire near Tompkins Oct. 17 far surpassed its goal in just one day. The Gofundme campaign for Ron and Evan Wedrick set a goal of $5,000. Within a day 497 contributors had pledged nearly $72,000. You can find that GoFundMe campaign […] Read more
When things go sideways …do you know what to do?
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Bill 6 has opened the door to addressing safety, say agricultural safety experts. “I saw it as an opportunity to talk about safety, raise the profile of safety in people’s minds,” said Dan Trottier of Ag Safe Alberta. “As a result, people are working toward more complex safety management systems for their […] Read more
VIDEO: Massive windstorm causes two Alta. trains to derail
Wainwright, Alta. — Two trains in Alberta derailed during the wind storm that clobbered much of the Prairies Tuesday, resulting in the closure of one of main line and putting a stop to some grain movement. CN crews were cleaning up two wrecks Wednesday when winds in excess of 100 km/h on Tuesday evening derailed […] Read more
Prepare farm plan to mitigate risk around marijuana use
The legalization of marijuana in Canada will pose safety issues for employers because there is no test to determine impairment
EDMONTON — Marijuana and dangerous workplaces do not mix, delegates were told at the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s annual conference in Edmonton this month. Dan Demers, a senior manager with CannAmm Occupational Testing services, noted effects linger for 24 hours beyond the acute period of use and days longer for chronic users, disrupting signals in […] Read more
Easy to make comfort food
Nothing beats the aroma of fresh baked bread wafting through the house. Bread machines may be convenient but it isn’t difficult to make breads from scratch either. The four main ingredients are flour, yeast, salt and water. Bread flour makes a superior loaf because it is higher in the protein, gluten. When water is added […] Read more
Couple find satisfaction in getting their hands dirty
BON ACCORD, Alta. — Heather Edwards has thrown thousands of pots, but surprisingly few are collected by the Bon Accord, Alta., potter. The operator of Pottery by Heather uses the seconds not fit for sale in her family home, but doesn’t covet or collect her more ambitious pieces. “We live humbly. We drive old vehicles […] Read more
Hobby morphs into niche breed of grass-fed cattle
BRANDON — Of all the possible activities in the world from skeet shooting to fly fishing, few people would rank digging as their favourite pastime. Brian Harper seems genuinely happy with a shovel in hand. He’s even happier when he’s digging a hole and inspecting a sample of soil on his ranch north of Brandon. […] Read more
Wind storm, wildfire aftermath in Alberta
Some evacuation orders remain in place at Coleman, Alta., where a wildfire continues to burn west of the Crowsnest Pass municipality and is still under a state of local emergency. Three other Alberta municipalities – Wheatland County, Medicine Hat and Acadia – ended their emergency declarations last night after high winds abated and wildfires had […] Read more
