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View from Fort Ellice site.
Country Crossroads, Local news, Other

Visit the site of old Fort Ellice

A good destination for birdwatchers and those interested in history

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For history buffs and keen birders, an interesting spot to visit is the site of old Fort Ellice, southwest of St. Lazare, Manitoba. This area is also part of the Ellice-Archie and Spy Hill Community Pasture, formerly PFRA (Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration), that straddles the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. It was recently included as part of Manitoba’s
Enez Naso (l) and Koulan Fendi were among the group practising farm skills from their native Iraq.
Country Crossroads, Other

Sharing more than a plot of land

A Manitoba project yields some food for recent immigrants, but also helps them connect with their roots and their new community

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Canadian farmers have a reputation for being willing to lend a hand to those in need, whether it’s a neighbouring farmer or someone halfway around the world. One Manitoba farm family recently provided ample evidence of that willingness by allowing some recent immigrants to practise their potato-growing skills from their homeland. Brothers Ross and Roy
Most of us enjoy peanuts as a tasty snack, but to others, they’re a deadly allergen.
Other, Recipe Swap

Peanut allergies are serious business

Peanuts are among the foods most associated with allergic reactions and the symptoms can range from mild to severe

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We have someone with a severe peanut allergy on board, so peanut-containing snacks will not be served,” the flight attendant announced. “Please refrain from eating any of your own snack foods with peanuts as an ingredient for the duration of the trip,” he continued. I had packs of peanut butter crackers and peanuts in my
This colourful tall Amaranthus is positioned right at the front of a border.
Country Crossroads, Other

Using tall annual flowers in a border

Instead of using smaller plants to edge a border try some taller ones


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Flower borders were once quite formal and planting them required careful planning and precise placement. This very formalized way of planting annuals is rarely used now except in large public gardens. Nowadays, beds and borders composed solely of annuals are very rare as most gardeners have switched to using perennials with just a few annuals
Seeding begins, then came a downpour
Other, Our History

Seeding begins, then came a downpour

Our History: May 1999

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As indicated on the front page of our May 13, 1999 issue, seeding was off to a good start that spring. But page two carried a story which would become all too familiar that year and for several years after. The previous week, seeding in the normally dry southwest corner of the province had been
Shane and Lonnie Brown in action at the 2018 CCA Finals Rodeo in Swift Current, Sask.
Country Crossroads

Virden brothers share cowhand traditions

Shane and Lonnie Brown like nothing more than teaching a greenhorn to handle a rope

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Shane and Lonnie Brown, of Virden, believe in sharing ranch traditions with anyone who is interested. Putting that in action has become an annual event at their team roping clinic where they share their passion for roping and horsemanship skills with youth. April 13 and 14 saw 24 eager participants, ranging from age five to
Blackpoll warblers (male top, female bottom) fly up to 10,700 km between their winter and summer homes.
Did you know?, News, Other

Back from South America for the summer

Warblers fly from Churchill to the Carolinas, then non-stop over the ocean for 2-1/2 days

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University of Guelph biologists have tracked an annual migration of up to 20,000 kilometres made by the 12-gram blackpoll warbler, one of the fastest declining songbirds in North America. The bird’s trek between its breeding grounds in the central and western boreal forest of North America and its winter home in the Amazon Basin is
cartoon image of a family seated at a table
Other, The Jacksons

A most interesting conversation about hockey

The Jacksons from the May 2, 2019 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

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“I can’t believe all four of the top teams in the NHL have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.” Andrew Jackson put down the newspaper he was reading and picked up his coffee cup. Rose did not look up from the section of the paper she was reading. “Sometimes I wish I
Fashion, television and nutritional thinking have all changed in the past 40 years.
Recipe Swap

Looking back on nutrition trends

Though nutrition recommendations have changed over the years, moderation is still key

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Where were you in 1979? I know some of my readers were adults at the time. Others were teens or children. Still others weren’t born yet. I was recently at the 40th anniversary meeting of a nutrition group that featured a keynote speaker who walked us through decades of changes in nutrition recommendations. Trust me:
Clubmoss can be used in many ways indoors.
Country Crossroads, Other

Clubmoss is a versatile interior plant

Whether used as a soil cover, in a terrarium, or a stand-alone display, it will be a unique indoor feature

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Living ground covers are more naturalistic than inorganic ones, and are useful not only in the outdoor garden but indoors as well. Many of us have large, indoor foliage floor plants like scheffleras, palms, dieffenbachias, dracaenas, and fig trees, sometimes using sphagnum moss or raffia to cover the soil surface, but there are plants that

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