End of an era for prairie wheat pools as Agricore United forms
Craig Docksteader notes the merger of Agricore and United Grain Growers ends the last major farmer owned prairie grain cooperative. The move forfeits cooperative status, dissolving a fifty percent prairie wheat crop share symbolizing decades of collective effort and mythic promises.
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Agricore
United Grain Growers
Prairie
Agricore United
UGG
Prairie Grain Cooperative
Prairie Wheat Pools
Grain Exchange
Prairie Pools
Family embraces Terry Fox Run as Welwood tradition
A parent reflects on why eight year old Ross participates every year. He raises pledges door to door for cancer research through the Terry Fox Run on September 16. The act honors his father Glen and other relatives while fostering a family tradition.
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Civic Centre
Ross
Terry Fox
Terry
Rearly
Glen
McPhee Criticized by Inky Mark Over Board Letter
Inky Mark MP accuses Doug McPhee of dishonesty and misleading statements about the Dauphin Swan River Canadian Alliance Board. Mark says the board previously passed a vote of confidence by resolution and asserts McPhee’s loyalty to Stockwell Day.
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Doug McKees
Dauphin - Swan River
Canadian Alliance Board
Doug McPhee
Stockwell Day
Inky Mark
A Life of Weights and Breakfasts Across Time
A narrator recalls fluctuating weights from 165 to 122 pounds after illness, then a fixed pattern of 165 summer and 175 winter. The piece links obesity to modern life, cites Frank Wilson’s surveys on diet and exercise, and mentions rural Saskatchewan overweight trends and breakfast habits from eggs to cottage cheese.
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Frank Wilson
Watrous Manitou
Frank
Saskatachewan
Weyburn
Ernie Neufeld
Ernie
Navy
Grand Banks
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Craig Docksteader
Prairie Centre
Stitute
McPhee
Royal Lepage
Westpark Realty
Main St
Russell
Agen
Cattedra Celing
Bod Ross
Roker
Westparkgroup
Westparkeroun
Weigns
Edgar Howe
Russell Banner
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