Former Alberta premier and  agriculture minister Ed Stelmach and his wife, Marie, stand in front of the house built by his grandparents, Nykola and Theodora Stelmach, who immigrated to Canada from Ukraine in 1898. The log house was built in 1915. On August 1, it was moved 50 kilometres from Stelmach's farm near Andrew to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, east of Edmonton. | Mary MacArthur photo

Stelmach home represents pioneer life

ELK ISLAND, Alta. — Former Alberta premier and agriculture minister Ed Stelmach said it was a “good feeling of remembrance” as he watched his grandparents’ home move from his Andrew farm to its new location at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village. Stelmach’s grandparents came to Canada with 12 other families from the same village in […] Read more

Farmers want input on program changes

Alberta producers are asking for a meeting with their agriculture minister as the clock ticks down to the signing of an agreement that will direct farm programs for the next five years. Federal and provincial ministers meet in less than a month, but farm leaders in Alberta are wondering what happened to discussions with them, […] Read more