WILSON SIDING, Alta. — It takes a special kind of crazy to enjoy sheep shearing. That’s what Allison Preston says, anyway. The 26-year-old lives on a sheep operation near Hays, Alta., where the family has a flock of 800. In a few days, she and her brother and father will shear 200 of those sheep, […] Read more
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Shear thrills
WATROUS, Sask. — Today I am part of a crew that will relieve sheep of about four kilograms of their wooly winter wear. It’s the annual sheep shearing day at the Dog Tale Ranch near Watrous, Sask., where Arlette and Allen Sieb have invited friends and neigh-bours to take part . For the first hour, […] Read more
Bags roll into Alberta wool collection site
Fibre comes in from depots across the province, as well as B.C. and Saskatchewan, for grading and shipping to Ontario
The wool comes in from all points on the compass, leaving flocks of sheared sheep in its wake. On this day, a truckload of wool from north-central Alberta is unloading while another semi-trailer sits on the street outside, waiting its turn in the dock. It is a busy time for Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers branch […] Read more
