Grain handler Richardson Pioneer plans to replace the northernmost grain elevator in its Prairie network by next fall. The arm of Winnipeg’s Richardson International said Monday it has started construction on a new elevator at High Level in northwestern Alberta, about 200 km south of the province’s border with the Northwest Territories. The new facility, […] Read more

Richardson to replace northernmost grain elevator

Nashville didn’t get combines — but fans did
Reading Time: 2 minutes A beloved High Valley favourite called “On the Combine” almost never came to be. The Rempel brothers were about to cut their first record in Nashville when Brad suggested the song. “Back in the day, we were in Nashville, working with some folks. It was the first record deal we signed, and we were trying […] Read more

You’ll never take La Crete out of these country music stars
Reading Time: 4 minutes How in the world do a couple of Mennonite farm boys from the far reaches of northern Alberta find themselves in Nashville en route to country music stardom? It’s a question Brad and Curtis Rempel often ask themselves. With talent, determination and divine intervention, you could say. The brothers, who perform as High Valley, are […] Read more