Reading Time: < 1 minute Four Alberta organizations have received donations from Canterra Seeds, a farmer-owned seed company that celebrated its 25th anniversary during the past year. Ten organizations (nominated by seed growers who have shares in the company as well as farmers) were given $2,500, with some receiving matching amounts from those who nominated them. The Alberta organizations are: The […] Read more
Seed company makes donation to Alberta orgs
PHOTO: What lies ahead?
Reading Time: < 1 minute That question might have come to mind for travellers on this back road south of Pincher Creek over the chilly Christmas period. And it is a question we all wonder about as the new year gets underway.
They don’t walk down red carpets, but they’re truly stars
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s the time of year when people who are already very famous are given awards in big splashy ceremonies. But while the Oscars, Grammys and the rest are a lot of fun, the really important people in our communities are the ones who quietly make contributions at the grassroots level. There are, of course, more […] Read more
Dry times don’t dent a bumper crop of community goodwill
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even though it was a stressful year, that didn’t stop producers from across the province from stepping up once again for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. And some produced some surprising results. “We were very dry, but I guess we got the right rain at the right time, because the crop grew well and with record […] Read more
Putting the spotlight (and movies) on Nanton’s historic elevators
Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the past couple of years, a volunteer group in Nanton has been showcasing their heritage elevators in new and exciting ways. “Our goal has been to really revitalize the elevators,” said Leo Wieser, president of the board of the Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre Society. “We’re trying a new tactic — turning them into […] Read more
Intimate film portrait celebrates everyday life on a small Alberta farm
Reading Time: 3 minutes Returning to her family’s bison farm inspired Anna Kuelken to make a film. And that 17-minute documentary, “Father Like Son,” won her a national art prize and a cheque for $15,000. But more importantly, it gave the young filmmaker a chance to celebrate both her family and the way of life that they, and so […] Read more
Host of groups receiving grants for community projects
Reading Time: 2 minutes Five Alberta communities are sharing $100,000 from the Rural Communities Foundation, a charitable arm of UFA. The largest portion, $30,000 went to the Nampa and District Historical Society, which is converting a no-longer-used United Church (that had been donated to it) into a cultural centre in the community southeast of Peace River. Another donated church […] Read more
Small but mighty student group bridging gap between food banks and farms
Reading Time: 3 minutes When the pandemic struck, Cindy Zhang, a grad student from Calgary, wanted to do something to help those less fortunate. “I thought it would be great to connect farms to food banks, and also to communities in need and to churches as well,” she said. “We started reaching out to greenhouses when we noticed a […] Read more
Discovering the healing power of horses
Reading Time: 4 minutes The bond between human and horse can be a great comfort, and The Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association has found new ways to strengthen that bond during the pandemic. “COVID-19 forced us to be creative,” said Jason Shriner, executive director of the LTRA, a small 30-year-old non-profit. “There were no visitors to the farm, which was […] Read more
New vet school dean brings a lot of expertise — and an entourage
Reading Time: 4 minutes The new dean of the University of Calgary’s vet school arrived with a lot of new ideas — and two dogs, an Icelandic horse, a donkey, a pony, four children and one husband. “They are family members,” Renate Weller said of the four-legged emigrés. “We have had the donkey and his two companion ponies for […] Read more
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