NOKOMIS, Sask. – Joanne Edwards was clearly born to be a dairy farmer. In fact, she was almost born in her family’s dairy farm. One November day 30 years ago, her pregnant mother, Fran, had just finished milking the family’s Jersey cows. Things started to happen, and 30 minutes later Joanne was delivered at the […] Read more
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Dairy a mother-daughter operation
How victims of crime are compensated – The Law
Q: I am the victim of a crime. I understand there may be some way to get compensation for my losses. Is that true? A: The status of the law was immobile for years, but recently changes have begun to occur. It will also depend upon the nature of your losses. Under the Criminal Code […] Read more
Farm families still suffer loss from BSE crisis
Farm families still feel the aftershocks of BSE five years after it was discovered in Canada. Researchers in a study at the University of Calgary community health sciences department have been talking with farmers for the last year about the social and economic reverberations of the fatal disease first found in an Alberta cow in […] Read more
Top young farmers from Quebec, B.C.
Two couples from opposite sides of the country have been selected as this year’s outstanding young farmers. Marco Couture and Lyne Groleau of St. Remi de Tingwick, Que., and David and Lisa Taylor of Courtenay, B.C., were selected from seven regional finalists at the national event held in Calgary, Nov. 21. “No one goes up […] Read more
Comfort food recipes – TEAM Resources
We often hear about comfort food at this time of year. When the weather begins to get colder, warm food seems to comfort us. We are asking our readers to share the stories and recipes of such foods. What are the foods that you or your family members associate with the comforts of home? Sometimes […] Read more
Keeping brain cells active – Health Clinic
Q: Alzheimer’s disease runs in my family so I am anxious to try to prevent or at least delay it for as long as possible. Do you have any exercises to keep my brain cells and memory in good shape? A: The key to keeping your brain active is to do and think new things […] Read more
Laws regarding ATV operation – The Law
Q: I read your column on snowmobiles last week and thought about how much my son and I love “quadding.” Do the same laws apply to all-terrain vehicles? A: All-terrain vehicles are not subject to the same laws as snowmobiles, and one must consider different things when deciding whether to operate them. ATVs first came […] Read more
Fitness never bad idea – Speaking of Life
Q: My daughter has been getting after me lately to enrol in an exercise program. I keep telling her that at my age I do not need to do more physical stuff, but she won’t listen. A: I doubt that your daughter is trying to prepare you for an iron man competition. Most likely she […] Read more
Woman builds museum with determination
CRAIK, Sask. – Betty Anderson thought residents of Craik were throwing away too much of its past, so she devoted the last 20 years of her life to make sure that didn’t happen. Friends and volunteers like Mary Eva remember Anderson as the spark plug behind the creation of the town’s Prairie Pioneer Museum, which […] Read more
Healthy alpine bread and muesli roll recipe – TEAM Resources
I think I can safely say yard work is over for this year. I seem to drag it on as long as possible, not wanting it to end. Outside is a place I like to be, weather permitting. Working in the garden and yard can be hard work, but I tell myself it is good […] Read more
