A new book takes a unique look at Saskatchewan entrepreneurs. Birth of a Boom: Lives and Legacies of Saskatchewan Entrepreneurs is the first in what the Prairie Policy Centre hopes will be a collection of books highlighting the province’s entrepreneurial spirit. Released Dec. 2, the book profiles 13 Saskatchewan businesses whose multi-generation survival has made […] Read more
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Sask. success stories look to inspire others
Love and respect important in a successful marriage – Speaking of Life
Q: I was married for 40 years. Like most married couples, we learned as we went along our everyday life journey. I lost my wife to lung cancer at the age of 60, surprised to see her go first. Reflecting on my wife and married life left me with lots of unanswered questions. Where could […] Read more
Couple juggle family, farming, career
ELM CREEK, Man. – Myron Pedersen’s two-month-old baby is crying and his two-year-old son is bouncing around the room, but he still manages to talking calmly about the challenges of being a young farmer. Inside the office that is part of Pedersen’s garage, two-year-old Lane runs around the desk and over to his father to […] Read more
Christmas during wartime difficlt, but loving
Nell Ringguth, 81, of Carnduff, Sask., was a young girl during the Second World War growing up in The Netherlands. Today, she keeps a collection of ornaments used on the family Christmas tree from that time. They are extremely fragile so she doesn’t like to unpack them, but she’s evidently proud of the heritage she […] Read more
Sask. adopts single integrated library system
A new library system for Saskatchewan will bring higher late fees for some but is expected to also vastly improve service. Zenon Zuzak, president of the Saskatchewan Information and Library Services Consortium, said the province-wide system, featuring one library card for all of Saskatchewan’s 320 libraries, will streamline service, triple access to material and create […] Read more
Most cherished gifts can be loving words – TEAM Resources
How many days until Christmas? Can Santa really see us? Does he have eyes in the back of his head like you, Mom? Did he get my list? Is there really a Santa? Where did you hide my presents? Have you been bombarded by these questions at one time or another? Did you come up […] Read more
Obesity a family issue – Speaking of Life
Q: To say that our two children are overweight would be an understatement. They are chubby, and far too fat for any 10- or 12-year-old kids. Three months ago, my husband and I started cutting down on times each of the children had to either work on the computer or sit in front of the […] Read more
Check out seller before buying online – The Law
Q: I buy and sell items online. A couple of times I haven’t received what I paid for, but they’ve been small items and I haven’t been worried. Other times, buyers have complained to me about what they bought. Are these legal contracts? A: Generally, yes they are. Most people deal with one of the […] Read more
Young farmer nominees want equity, not handouts
Farmers from Manitoba and Prince Edward Island were named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2009 at an Ottawa ceremony in early December. Grant and Colleen Dyck, grain and oilseed producers from Niverville, Man., and Tania and Greg MacKenzie, vegetable producers from Stratford, P.E.I., were the winners in the 30-year-old annual competition. The federal government used […] Read more
Public fuzzy on crop science
Canadians are less informed about world events than they were 20 years ago, says the president of research firm Harris/Decima. “We have become so disengaged as a society in understanding important political events and important social affairs around the world that our level of comprehension as a society about what is happening is really quite […] Read more
