In Brief… – for Nov. 5, 2009

Trade SWAT team needed: The federal government should form a “SWAT team” to aggressively nip protectionist trade actions against Canadian farmers in the bud, the president of Keystone Agricultural Producers says in a recent release. Ian Wishart said the government needs to be more aggressive fighting market disruptions caused by technical trade barriers affecting canola,

House For Rent — For A Song

Wait! Don’t throw out those old seed catalogues or colourful magazines. Use them to decorate a birdhouse. Since this project requires neither measuring nor cutting, it is something people of all ages and abilities could enjoy doing. I used a birdhouse I had purchased, but maybe someone you know who is good at carpentry would