A heavy dump of snow over parts of the Prairies late last month rapidly transformed the region from fall-like conditions to something more closely resembling Christmas. These photos were taken on an acreage southeast of Delisle, Sask. | Paul Yanko photos
Tag Archives Winter
Determining when winter starts on the Prairies
How do you determine when winter begins? Should it be the first significant snowfall? How about when the high temperature consistently stays below 0 C? Should we use the astronomical date of Dec. 21, or stick to the meteorological date of Dec. 1? Most people on the Prairies would probably agree that winter doesn’t really […] Read more
Railways insist they are prepared for winter
Government required capital spending justification for optimism
Canada’s major railways have filed their winter contingency plans as required by law. Since a new law was passed in 2018, Canada’s major rail companies are required to publish winter plans and can be forced to pay up if they fail to deliver on certain promises of rail cars. That law came into effect after […] Read more
Farmer survives icy plunge
Happy ending to horror story | A quick-thinking farmer managed to pull himself free from his tractor after it plunged through thin ice and sank to the bottom of a lake
It’s been four weeks since Fred Wall hauled his last load of canola across the ice road near La Crete., Alta. However, it will be years before he drives across the Peace River without holding his breath. Just before Christmas, Wall’s tractor fell through the ice when he was building an approach onto his private […] Read more
Pilot project tests fencing options
BONANZA, Alberta — With a herd of 75 wild elk and a smattering of deer and moose wandering through the bush north of his farm, Bill Wilson thought his days of swath grazing and bale grazing were over. However, a new fencing technique has allowed Wilson to once again inexpensively graze his cattle without wildlife […] Read more
Mild winter credited for low beehive losses
Most prairie residents were delighted by this year’s mild winter, but beekeepers were particularly pleased because only 15 percent of their hives failed to make it through the winter. Results aren’t finalized yet, but preliminary figures indicate that 16 percent of hives were lost in Manitoba, 15 percent in Saskatchewan and 15 percent in Alberta. […] Read more
Good books get you through rough days
New book: I often mention the wonderful staff at The Western Producer: talented and engaged reporters, subscription and advertising staff who know their stuff, and the IT, accounting, creative and production people who make the place hum and the paper look great. We also have a stable of freelancers who are important contributors to this […] Read more
