Your name? Hayley Wickenheiser. Home (or adopted) town? Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. Population? 20,000. Years in residence? 12. Where do you live now? Calgary. Local school attended? Bishop Carroll High. Class of 19--? ’96. Local jobs held? Full-time athlete. Favourite...
Saskatchewan
Small Ponds featuring Amber Holland
Your name? Amber Holland What will you be up to in 2017? 2016 was a year of change and new for me. I stepped down from my long-time job (20 years) at CURLSASK to move to my partner’s farm in Loreburn, Saskatchewan, and back to my roots of living on a farm. I will...
Mushing in Danger
Mushing is a thrilling ride, but it’s being threatened by climate change.
Where Ya From? Truth Behind Town Names
Canada. Ka. Na. Da. Ka-na-da. Say it aloud a few times and the name of our nation starts to sound a bit, well, weird. But Canadians wouldn’t have it any other way. With a glance at the sampling collected here, it’s obvious our forefathers had a sense of humour, if not...
Footnotes from the Grasslands
One barren day I woke and I was a widow. These are rural dreams, urban reality: reflections on life in the country.