Bob Scammell – Alberta Outdoors
Dreaded August 19th came too fast, the day when my son, John, my friend, Ken Short and I were scheduled to do some selective, defensive light logging at the Stump Ranch, to remove some huge trees towering within easy wind, or beaver fall of the cabin.
My fears came from a fine Thanksgiving Day several years ago, when the late Lloyd Graff and I decided that two formerly “cute” aspens had to go that had grown so hugely up through a cut-out in the eaves that their swaying in high winds was now rocking the cabin. But first we had to fell two big ones in the way down the fall line. Just as the first one started falling, a sudden gust blew it onto the power line. Full Story > |
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Just a few words...by Jon Nesbitt
Birthdays
Wednesday, September 8 – John Wenner
Thursday, September 9 – Linda Senecal
Friday, September 10 – Rolf Bander
Sunday, September 12 – Daryl Windrim
Ann Jackson
Tuesday, September 14 – Chris Cochran Full Story > |
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Picked Up In Passing - JAMIE NESBITT, Bulletin Editor
Environmentalists are citing lax laws as the cause of pollution in Canadian waters off the west coast where dozens of cruise ships heading to and from Alaska routinely dump sewage. Ironically, regulations regarding the dumping of any fluid from cruise ships have been tightened in waters off Alaska and Washington and so they are taking advantage of softer rules that allow dumping in waters off British Columbia.
According to a weekend story, a report compiled in 2009 shows a typical vessel carrying about 3,000 passengers produces more than 40,000 gallons of sewage, 450,000 gallons of grey water from showers and sinks, 4,000 gallons of oily bilge water and 19 tons of solid waste each day. Yuk! Full Story > |
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Sports Talk by Bruce Parker
It had been a long time since I last covered the Patricia amateur and little britches rodeo so I was happy to venture out to the community to see why this is such a popular event.
The key to running a good rodeo is volunteers and Patricia’s rodeo clearly has their fair share of hard working individuals who worked behind the scenes to make the 32nd annual event a success.
Fans also contributed to the overall success of the weekend. The stands were packed, the campground was full and spectators were treated to an entertaining weekend of action. Full Story > |
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This fall, it’s the economy, Ignatieff - National affairs by CHANTAL HEBERT
There is no question that Michael Ignatieff and his strategists made the best of an unpromising summer by substituting a pan-Canadian road show for the daily question period spectacle.
The Liberal leader and his caucus feel better about their prospects than they did when Parliament adjourned in June. Ignatieff, a rookie leader who will be taking on veteran campaigners in the next election, has convinced his MPs (and the media) that he can rise to the challenge of connecting with voters. Full Story > |
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