Backbone of rural Saskatchewan Agriculture noted at Yorkton dinner
Saskatchewan agriculture remains vital as Minister Bob Bjornerud spoke at the Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions awards in Yorkton on March 15. He highlighted one in four jobs linked to farming, applauded 125 year anniversaries of Yorkton and Prince Albert societies, and praised volunteers driving rural community leadership.
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Bob Bjornerud
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies
Yorkton
Bjornerud
Yorkton Agricultural Society
Prince Albert
Canada
Northwest Territories
Sir John A. MacDonald
Yorkton Society
Sheldon Nicholson
Agricultural Society
Environmental confusion and heated green debates
The piece skewers overhyped eco arguments from Greenpeace and celebrity figures while detailing the paper versus plastic bag dilemma at checkout. It critiques Salmon farming, power choices from coal and hydro to nuclear, and wind turbines aesthetic and birds impact. It notes Californians ordering redwoods felled for solar panels and NBC’s distant global warming broadcast from the South Pole.
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Treanor
Sunnyvale
California
Richard
Carolynn
Sierra Club
NBC
Anne Curry
New York
South Pole
Ms. Curry
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