Urban Versus Rural: Ranchers Find Out That Urban Support Only Goes So Far

lone cow photo by Bill Anderson

Singed by a firestorm of opposition from local community groups and a retiring alderman, Ranchers Beef may move the proposed northeast Calgary slaughterhouse just across the road. more

Not so far afield: Wreck-reation in K Country
john kolk photo courtesy of John Kolk

I grew up believing that I had a right to travel, hike and hunt in the forestry reserve directly west of our farm. We cut Christmas trees most Decembers, cut out corral rails, fished, snowmobiled and had the occasional party. more

Swift Current Residents Mobilize to Protect Watershead
frogs photo courtesy of Partners for the Saskatchewan River Basin

A confluence of concerns brought farmers, cottage owners and representatives of two levels of government together to try to improve the quality of water in the Saskatchewan River Basin. more

So You Want to Be a Cowboy Poet
cowboy photo by Bill Anderson

Even if you aren’t living the life of a cowboy, that doesn’t mean you can’t be a cowboy poet. more

Can Bears and People Live Together?
autumn in banff photo courtesy of Mary Beatty

The opportunity for public comment on the twinning of the Trans-Canada Highway between Castle Junction and the British Columbia border closed August 31. Some town folk fear the discussion on the fencing question also closed. more

Other stories in the October 2004 issue:

- Couple Pioneers Urban Farming from Saskatoon, SK
- Coalbed Methane: The West’s Newest Neighbour
- Crossing the 49th: A View from the American West
- Who is Suing Whom?

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