What’s Right With Canada Part Four On World Vision Generosity
The piece recalls Dr. Bob Pierce founding World Vision after helping a five year old Chinese orphan. It links Canadian charity to World Vision Canada established 1957 and praises Canadians for generous disaster and famine relief. It highlights prairie neighborliness and volunteer aid during floods and disasters as core Canadian values.
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Bob Pierce
Pierce
America
China
World Vision
Jesus
Prairies
Maple Tree Wound Teaches Resilience After Storm
A maple near a house loses a large branch, leaving a solar sunlit yard and a scar along the trunk. The narrator reflects on pain, endurance, and growth from loss, noting sprouting saplings, renewed light, and life moving forward despite the wound.
Music Camp Thoughts and Biblical Praise in Peace Gardens
Observation by Addy Oberlm muses on four days at a Peace Gardens music camp. Adults of all ages practice and listen to music while reflecting on scriptures from Psalms 149 and 150. The piece links music to worship, healing, and rejoicing in the Lord.
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Peace Gardens
David
Daly Irrigation Plan Draws Water Rights Controversy
Readers oppose the Daly Irrigation Development Group licence for a 1627 hectare project drawing water from the Little Saskatchewan River. The plan proposes up to 31 centre pivot systems and 3250 cubic decameters annually, with construction slated for summer 2012.
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Daly Irrigation Development Group
Daly
Saskatchewan
Rivers
Manitoba
Riding Mountain National Park
Assiniboine River
Brandon
Doer
Makoon
John Ferchak
Sditor
Sundance Farms
Ed Waldner
Don Loewen
Ray Redfern
Keywest Farms
Rivers Air Base
Assiniboine
Little Saskatchewan
Harper Should Not Sign UN Arms Trade Treaty
Letter writer Inky Mark from Dauphin Man argues against Canada signing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. He contends a global pact would create costly bureaucracy, fail to deter dictators, threaten small arms ownership, and pressure Canada to tighten laws despite sports shooters’ exemption. He urges Canada to maintain sovereignty and craft its own firearm controls.
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United Nations
Canada
Boy Scouts
United Nation
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WVC
Neil Strohschein
Riva Friesen
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Oberlm
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