Q: Bedtime is a nightmare around our house. Our seven-year-old resists the call to go to bed and our four-year-old asks for a glass of water a number of times once she is tucked in for the night. Both of them make frequent trips to the washroom after their lights are out. It is bedtime […] Read more
Farm Living
Routines contribute to better sleep for the family
Clarifying legal terms
The words “without prejudice” are frequently used and sometimes misused in correspondence involving disputes, by lawyers and non-lawyers. The term originates from the courts’ view that parties should be encouraged to settle their disputes. Studies show a higher level of satisfaction if parties agree to a settlement as opposed to a judge imposing terms on […] Read more
B.C. dam heads to environmental study stage
LINDALL BEACH, B.C. – A controversial dam proposal on the Peace River, which would flood about 13,000 acres of land, is moving to the next phase. The British Columbia government announced it will conduct a regulatory review of its Site C Energy Project, a $6.6 billion plan to build a third dam and hydroelectric generating […] Read more
Tasty European dishes ideal with grain bread
A nephew’s wedding in Oslo, Norway, gave me the opportunity to spend time in Europe with my husband, Don, this winter. We enjoyed the cuisine of different countries like Italy, Greece, France, Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands, Egypt and Jordan. We spent a weekend in Holland with friends Marc and Marianne Cammaert. Marianne loves to cook […] Read more
Farming for the birds
KINDERSLEY, Sask. – Canaryseed dust sprinkles the face of David Nobbs during a walk around the processing plant he manages in Kindersely. It prompts a litany of facts about the crop. He talks about the misconception that bird owners in New York are the main consumers of canaryseed. That distinction belongs to Mexican bird owners. […] Read more
Celebrating Saskatchewan’s pioneer women
Four simple words inscribed on a headstone were the catalyst for the book, Women Pioneers of Saskatchewan. Celeste Rider, provincial librarian for the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, was researching cemeteries in 2008 when she noticed the words, “in silence we remember.” Rider wondered what the lives of this woman, who lived from 1882 to 1957, and […] Read more
Vaccine shown to fight malignant melanoma
Q: My niece has recently been diagnosed with malignant melanoma. She had a mole that didn’t look right and the doctor sent her for treatment right away. How do you tell if your moles are normal or not? Are there any new treatments available for melanoma? A: Any new mole that appears should be checked […] Read more
Producer guilty for refusing TB test
For more than a decade, Rodney Checkowski has believed that his cattle get sick after they are tested for tuberculosis. Despite that, a Manitoba judge ruled April 16 that Checkowski doesn’t have the right to refuse tuberculosis testing on his farm north of Rossburn. Judge John Combs found Checkowski guilty of refusing to present his […] Read more
Planning helps avoid farm accidents
Sheldon Wiebe didn’t see the accident that turned him into a farm safety crusader. But that small mercy wasn’t shared by one of his farm workers, who witnessed his own seven-year-old daughter’s arm getting caught and crushed in a potato conveyer belt. “He had to stand right there beside her. It was traumatic,” said Wiebe, […] Read more
Farming in the name of love
HARDISTY, Alta. – It’s been almost 10 years, but Barry and Lana Love are still known as the couple that headed the group opposed to Taiwan Sugar’s massive hog operation in their central Alberta community. The couple’s four-year involvement in the local group opposed to the 7,200-sow farrow-to-finish operation still influences their lives. In 2000, […] Read more
