Canadians are urged to submit names of people to honour for their work in the co-operative sector. The Canadian Co-operative Association is gathering the names this winter for three distinct awards to mark its 100th anniversary, which will be celebrated June 16-19 in Ottawa. All three awards will be housed on the CCA website in […] Read more
Farm Living
Nominees wanted for awards honouring co-operative leaders
Recipes that prairie families crave – TEAM Resources
We wish all our readers all the best in 2009. We do not know what each new year will bring and that is good. There will certainly be happy and sad surprises along the way. After what seemed like a long cold spell, the weather today is nice. The neighbourhood children are out playing in […] Read more
Victim of bullying – Speaking of Life
Q: My son is a wonderful boy but he gets bullied at school. The other kids call him names, they never invite him to birthday parties and at recess he usually hides in the corner of the playground so that no one will notice him. He came home last night with a bloody nose. The […] Read more
Queen’s Counsel appointment mainly honourary – The Law
Q: I saw that at the end of last year my lawyer was named a Queen’s Counsel. What is this and how did she get it? A: Each year, the provincial government can appoint lawyers to the position of Queen’s Counsel. While it is usually the lieutenant-governor that formally makes the appointment as a representative […] Read more
Schools go green
hen the town of Clairmont welcomes 200 students to its new school this month, it will be a first for Alberta. This will be the first school to open since the province decided that all new government-funded public buildings must be energy efficient. Clairmont Community School meets the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) […] Read more
Fun under the sun
Heating the pool at the Bengough Regional Park cost $9,000 for two months each summer, said recreation director Deb Ashby. After putting solar panels on the nearby rink roof in 2004 and pumping water through hoses and the panels, she said the summer pool heating bill is now $2,000 to $2,500. A federal government green […] Read more
Getting the lowdown on climate change
A study has found Canadians believe leaders have done a poor job of explaining climate change and their policies to combat it. They also think the media should provide more balanced coverage of all viewpoints in the debate. The study, which Compas Research conducted for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, found 66 percent of […] Read more
Helping sleepwalker – Speaking of Life
Q: My husband and I have just taken our son to see our local doctor. We went to the city to see a neurologist earlier in the year. The problem is that our son is a sleepwalker. Both doctors have assured us that nothing is terribly wrong with our boy, but we still think that […] Read more
Roadside check stops are legal – The Law
Q: Over the holidays I notice the police are out more, doing roadside stops to check for drunk drivers. Is this legal? How can they pull people over for no reason? A: This is a question I’ve been asked many times, usually around this time of year. These roadside stops have been ruled legal by […] Read more
Contest letters hit a personal note – TEAM Resources
Family traditions and recipes was the theme of our fall contest. Many readers shared their stories and recipes with us. We loved reading them. Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your memories. Recipe from Producer’s past Dear TEAM Resources – In early December 1951, when the Western Producer arrived at our […] Read more
