Two students chink a log house with clay, straw and dried horse manure.

Hands-on history lesson – photo essay

The usually quiet Wasyl and Anna Negrych Ukrainian Pioneer Homestead 1897 northeast of Gilbert Plains, Man., was a beehive of hands-on learning and local farming history lessons June 2. Students from the Mountain View School Division along with teachers and chaperones experienced the 4 1/2 hour local agricultural history lesson provided by the Gilbert Plains […] Read more

A gul has just caught a carp from Frank Lake near High River, Alberta.

Catching a carp – photo essay

Looking for a carp small enough to eat, a California gull catches one of the thousands of Prussian carp at Frank Lake near High River, Alta., but has trouble swallowing it as the fish flips out of its beak. Then, with other gulls arriving on scene to attempt to steal its meal, the gull picks […] Read more