Institute tackles global challenges One-third of the world’s population lacks access to improved sanitation and one billion lack any access to toilets, latrines or waste disposal systems. In addition, 783 million people in the world do not have safe water. Women and children bear the responsibility for collecting water in most developing countries, often spending […] Read more
Farm Living
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Learn how to say no
Q: I’m like the song lyrics, “I am just a girl who can’t say no.” Whenever anyone wants something done, he or she will knock on my door and I am always willing to oblige, even when I have neither the time nor the energy to do so. Sometimes being as agreeable as I am […] Read more
A healthy way to start your day
By the time Nicole Davis reached high school, she had decided that happiness could best be found by moving away from the Prairies. After working in the big city and travelling around the world, she found herself back home working with her parents, Cathy and Gene Davis, who operated an organic homestead farm near North […] Read more
Family pleased with homegrown produce, livestock
LANIGAN, SASK. — Ben Martens Bartel has a vision for his farm that likely differs from many other prairie operations. “I’m not interested in growing it,” he said. Ben doesn’t believe farms should get bigger because that decades-long trend has eroded rural communities. “I see how our services disappeared and how our community events are […] Read more
The queen of all things fun
OTTAWA — Saying yes to all project ideas opens up a world of opportunities for young people, said a 4-H leader. Caroline Boddy, who spoke at the recent Global 4-H Network Summit in Ottawa, detailed the benefits of her leadership style. “I say yes with all my heart and follow those kids wherever they want […] Read more
Sask. launches new rural crime reduction team
Saskatchewan conservation officers and commercial vehicle enforcement officers will be able to arrest and detain suspects as part of a new Protection and Response Team designed to reduce crime in rural areas. Justice minister Gordon Wyant announced the team Aug. 22 in response to recommendations from a caucus committee on crime. Expanding the powers of […] Read more
Love for past shared with the future
LLOYDMINSTER — Gerald Miller created a sanctuary from being bullied as a child by immersing himself in his collections. What was once his escape is now a window on the world of history. Gerald and his wife, Brigitte, have created a museum for their 20,000 treasures at their home in Lloyd-minster and showcase their collections […] Read more
Next generation confident of success with Angus
The Gibson family divides responsibilities for the cattle and crops while working off farm and raising families
VERMILION, Alta. — Angus cattle used to be hard to sell for the Gibson family, who started raising them in the 1970s. Today, Ernie and Judy’s perseverance at Everblack Angus near Vermilion has been rewarded — the breed has become one of the most popular and high profile in Canada. They raise up to 1,000 […] Read more
Town transforms cinema into performing arts centre
DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. — Recitals, choral productions, dance festivals and plays used to be held in local churches, schools and community halls in Drayton Valley, Alta. Today, the Eleanor Pickup Arts Centre provides a home for these local performing arts and brings the community together. “And this is where it starts, in the little theatres,” […] Read more
Celebrating the beauty of western Canadian rose breeders
If you have taken the time this summer to stop and smell the roses, chances are good that your rose may exist thanks to a rose breeder from Western Canada. When settlers came to Canada from Europe and other warmer climates with their roses, they found their tender cultivars could not survive the harsh prairie […] Read more
