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Letters – for Aug. 19, 2010

I happen to be one who believes climate change is not only real and affecting us now, but is caused by the way we live on this earth as humans. But don’t take my word for it. That is exactly what the world’s best scientific minds have been telling us for years. But nobody seems
Country Crossroads

To Be Canadian

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What does it mean to you to be Canadian? Does your heart swell with pride when you hear our national anthem played? When our flag is raised? When our military serve so bravely in other countries? When our athletes win a medal at the Olympics? Do you really value your citizenship in this glorious country?
Country Crossroads

Thoughts On Canada Day – for Jul. 1, 2010

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More than 50 years ago it took us 17 hours to fly across the ocean from Holland to Canada. We had to refuel in Gander, but finally we landed in Montreal. We found the railway station and settled down for a 4-1/2-day travel to Vancouver. The landscape changed from forest and lakes to endless fields,
Weather

A Little Bit Of Everything

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Table 1. Total rainfall June 17-19, in millimetres ALBERTA Bullhorn Reservoir Pincher Creek Cardston Atlee Waterton Park Schuler Lethbridge Bow Island Vauxhall Medicine Hat Oyen SASKATCHEWAN Cypress Hills Park Maple Creek Leader Val Marie Swift Current Kindersley Saskatoon MANITOBA Killarney Gladstone Pierson Boissevain Hamiota Melita Eriksdale Virden Steinbach 161.7 131.5 129.3 113.4 100.2 97.8 90.5
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Apply Now For Shelterbelt Trees

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Shrubs available Caragana Chokecherry Hawthorn Hedge Rose Red Elderberry Dogwood Sea Buckthorn Silver Buffalo Berry Snowberry Vilosa Lilac Deciduous trees available Bur Oak Cottonwood Green Ash Hybrid Poplar Manitoba Maple Pin Cherry Siberian Crabapple Trembling Aspen Acute Willow Peachleaf Willow Silverleaf Willow Conifers available Siberian Larch Scots Pine Colorado Spruce White Spruce It is common
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U. S. Farm Group Wants To Save Tropical Forests

Stopping global deforestation would boost U. S. agricultural revenue by $190 billion to $270 billion through 2030 by cutting unfair competition, a U. S. farm group and a nonprofit focused on climate change argued May 26. Deforestation accounts for about a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions, chiefly from the destruction of tropical forests. Proponents
Crops

Dark French Fries And Salinity Go Hand In Hand

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“It dictates that you just can’t grow potatoes in those soils.” – BLAIR GEISEL, GAIA CONSULTING You know there’s something wrong with a potato if the tip of a french fry turns dark when it hits the oil. It’s a phenomenon potato processors hate: a disorder called “sugar-end defect.” The sugar caramelizes, leaving the tip
Weather

Arctic Ice And Record-Warm March

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The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans
Crops

Alberta Soils Remain Dry Despite Precipitation

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The precipitation that fell in the form of snow over the past few days has done little to alleviate the dry soil moisture conditions across many of the agricultural growing areas in Alberta, according to a crop specialist. “There’s been little accumulation of snow to date and what has fallen has barely been enough to

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