Gentle Art to Prepare Children for Doctor Visits
Health Centre guidance urges honesty with children about doctors and visits, explaining pain, medicine, and the healing role of care. Parents should answer questions, admit uncertainty, and avoid treating visits as punishments to build trust and reduce fear. Credit goes to Community Health Services Association Regina Limited.
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Manitoba Adds Linton Wheat Peguis Barley To 1976 Crop List
Manitoba agronomists at the December Winnipeg conference added Linton hard red spring wheat and Peguis six rowed white aleron barley to the 1976 field crop recommendations. Linton resists leaf rust, has strong straw and high test weight but matures later than Neepawa. Peguis, with good resistance to stem rust and spot blotch, is widely adaptable and seed is being supplied to registered growers.
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Linton
Neepawa
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University of Manitoba
Canada
Wheat stem sawfly returns to western prairies says Agriculture Canada
Agriculture Canada notes a resurgence of the wheat stem sawfly after about two decades absence in the prairies. Farmers are told to manage with swathing to save crops, plant sawfly resistant Canuck wheat, and monitor for infestations—especially along field edges.
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Home Economics guide to buying bed linens and sheets
Ann Westaway Lynn Foley and Hazel Mitchell present a January sales guide for home linens. It explains sheet types, thread counts, muslin versus percale, and polyester blends, plus tips on weave, selvage, weight, hem size, and finish to help consumers choose durable, comfortable bedding.
Woman's Work Is Never Done Just Ask Any Female Person
A concise look at the enduring duties that fall to women in daily life and work, highlighting persistence, resilience, and the social expectations shaping domestic and professional labor across generations.
Reggie's Ramblings on Post Office Price Hike
A light column weighs a postal rate rise to ten or eleven cents this year. The writer questions service improvements and riffs on blame avoiding wisdom with a Confucius quote and a wry aside about errors being human.
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