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 ...
Critics Fear Disneyfication of B.C. Wilderness
photo courtesy of Y2Y
They call it: Super. Natural. B.C. But is the wilderness itself an endangered species?
Critics fear the familiar image of a pristine mountain wilderness with clear rushing rivers, majestic wild critters and spectacular, unsullied snow slopes that British Columbia beams to the world may soon exist only on your TV screen.
Plight of the ...
Interior B.C.
Getting to Know Canadian Ice
Artists from as far away as Belgium, Italy and Russia recently gathered in Fort St. John, B.C., as the city played host to the B.C. Professional Ice Carving Championships.
“The ice, it’s much, much harder here,” Miguel Ringoet, a sculptor from Belgium, told the Peace Country Sun.
According to Ringoet, sculpting in ice has balance. “You can ...
photo courtesy and copyright of Ducks Unlimited Canada/Brian Wolitski
Take a Detour Through a Prairie Paradise
- Opinion by Wendy Lawrence
Saskatchewan holds a secret that often eludes travelers who insist on cutting through the “boring” landscape via the Trans-Canada Highway. A few short kilometres off the main highway, the prairie province reveals a stunning beauty and variety of landscape and wildlife that ...
Put a Tranny in Your Toilet, and Save the Earth
- humour by Daryl Makk
Conserve water, go green, save the planet. We have all heard the message that we must be more environmentally friendly. Many of us want to, but don’t know how.
In the interest of finding solutions, I booked a trip to Australia because it is easier to do research ...
Readers respond to our December-January 2005 issue
Blunderpass, Indeed!
Likely Prairie Peaks News and reporter Grady Semmens received a bit of flack regarding what was supposed to be a shining example of environmental legacy at Dead Man’s Flats (Prairie Peaks News, Dec. - Jan. 2005). The fact is that this G-8 Legacy Project at Dead Man’s Flats will accomplish only a fraction ...
