Q: I own some farmland that has been rented out for a number of years. My relationship with my wife ran into problems and we reached the stage where she moved out and began divorce proceedings. However, we reconciled. As part of the reconciliation process we had wills drawn up. Some land was to be […] Read more
Farm Living — page 803
Matrimonial property, caveats – The Law
Refugees start over in rural Saskatchewan
LAKE LENORE, Sask. – While happy to be in Canada, Halima Hassan regrets leaving behind half of her immediate family. The mother of 13 was imprisoned in Ethiopia in 1993 and 1998 for supporting the wrong tribe in the east African country’s civil war. She took her seven youngest children and one grandson with her […] Read more
Rural areas make safe havens
Retired teachers can give rural towns an edge on cities when it comes to settling refugees. Deborah Young of the Saskatoon Refugee Coalition said a study done by her group showed the rural areas of the Prairies do have resources to help settle newcomers to Canada. She told a session of the recent conference of […] Read more
High blood pressure – Health Clinic
Q: I have been taking 2.5 milligrams of hydrochlorothiazide for a couple of years for my high blood pressure. Last winter I went to the doctor and he said I needed more medications because it was still too high. Now I am taking cilazapril, 2.5 mg as well, which controls it pretty good. I have […] Read more
Boundary disputes – The Law
Q: The neighboring land is owned by an organization. Recently, without consulting me, it removed the fence between our land. I am considering raising cattle and obviously the lack of the fence would be a problem. In addition, the owner indicated the fence was in the wrong place and that I was farming some of […] Read more
SWI starts fund-raising drive as financial crunch time nears
COCHIN, Sask. – The president of the Saskatchewan Women’s Institutes had a sombre message for her members, who are celebrating 90 years as an organization this year. Doreen Holden said the group could fold without a cash injection of $10,000 by next Jan. 1. The organization was founded in 1911 and for decades has been […] Read more
Alberta group keeps watch on nursing home care
Bev McKay says putting her mother in a nursing home was the worst experience of her life. It was more than the normal guilt and grieving over a parent’s loss of independence. It was the lack of quality care in the rural institution, said McKay, whose mother died in 1998 after four years in the […] Read more
Debtors and creditors – The Law
Q: A column of yours has caused me grief. It was about a farmer trying to collect $2,000 for bales he sold. You wrote, “You would have to decide whether the stress and tension between you and the buyer are worth the $2,000. You should be aware that if the buyer is truly in financial […] Read more
Artists’ colony thrives in rural Sask. – TEAM Resources
I recently spent a delightful Saturday in Meacham, Sask., a village east of Saskatoon. It was the annual meeting of the Association of Saskatchewan Home Economists. Those organizing the meeting enticed us to go by holding the meeting in this village filled with artists. For years I have wanted to visit the Hand Wave Gallery […] Read more
Reader critical of ghost response – Health Clinic
Q: I just read your column in the May 3 Western Producer. I am 31 now, but a similar thing happened to me when I was 16. I heard footsteps and believed there was someone in my basement bedroom. I was going through a particularly difficult time then, so I’m not sure my family was […] Read more
