TD 4-H scholarship winners announced
Twelve 4-H members have been named recipients of the TD 4-H Agriculture Scholarship valued at $2,500 each.
The funds will go toward the student’s post-secondary education in agriculture, agricultural science, or agricultural business this fall.
- Pauline Ferguson of British Columbia: animal bioscience at the University of Saskatchewan
- Julie Sharp of Alberta: agriculture at University of Saskatchewan
- Ellie Stauffer of Alberta: agribusiness at University of Saskatchewan
- Isobel Kinash of Saskatchewan: agriculture at University of Saskatchewan
- Makenzie Olson of Saskatchewan: animal science technology at Lakeland College
- Oksana Iwanchysko of Manitoba: agriculture, animal system specialization at the University of Manitoba
- Jada Ricard of Manitoba: agriculture at the University of Manitoba
- Hanna Reid of Ontario: animal science technology at Lakeland College
- Tanya Regimbald of Ontario: agriculture business management and technology at the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire
- Christina Knox of Quebec: farm management technology at McGill University
- Alison Perry of Nova Scotia: agriculture, pre-vet at Dalhousie University
- Laura Isaacs of Nova Scotia: agriculture, animal science at the University of Alberta
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health ministry sounds autumn tick alert
The Ministry of Health is reminding Saskatchewan residents to be vigilant for ticks on themselves and pets during autumn.
Blacklegged ticks can cause Lyme disease but are rare in Saskatchewan.
Introduced by migratory birds in early spring, they mature into adults and remain active throughout fall, particularly in tall grass, brush or wooded areas.
The Saskatchewan government and the University of Saskatchewan launched eTick.ca, an image-based tick identification platform, which allows submitted photographs of ticks to be identified and determine the risk of exposure to tick-borne diseases.
In Saskatchewan, any ticks found in the fall are likely to be ticks of interest, such as the blacklegged tick.
Most ticks found in Saskatchewan are the American dog tick. This species is active from mid-April to the end of July and is not capable of transmitting Lyme disease to people.
In Saskatchewan, 3,022 ticks were submitted between April and July. Only 11 were blacklegged ticks and of the six tested to date, three were positive for the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.
More information is at saskatchewan.ca/lyme.
