Well, we’re 100! Sadly we won’t be receiving a letter of birthday regards from the Queen, but perhaps King Charles will recognize our century of service to Western Canadian farmers.
Founded in late August 1923 (named The Progressive for a year) we have grown and suffered and been buffeted and evolved as have the millions of farmers who have read our newspaper, surviving the dustbowl and depression, enduring wartime restrictions, facing dozens of ups and downs in the markets. We’ve been tossed about by the human-created storms too, some of which have seemed more intense than the multiple environmental crises we’ve survived.
To mark our century of service to you, the Prairie farmer, we’ve put together a number of ways you can get a sense of our shared history.
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Here’s a quixotic chronology about us and about Western Canadian agriculture:
Here’s a story taking a narrative run through our decades:
Here’s a look at the role The Western Producer has attempted to play within farm families:
Here’s our editorial take on our birthday:
Here is the very first piece of a year-long look back at our history by our news editor, Bruce Dyck:
And here’s my take on what we’ve tried to do in the section in which I am a columnist:
Happy reading, and thanks for coming on this journey with us.
Ed White
