By Jamie Rothenburger, The Western Producer, June 9, 2016 It’s too bad horses aren’t on Facebook. Knowing how many friends a horse has would be useful to understand their risk of infectious diseases such as strangles. Luckily, Kelsey Spence is building a social network for them. The PhD student from the Ontario Veterinary College… Continue reading Disease study maps horses’ social life
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Kindersley R.M. June 11th Road Update
By Kindersley R.M., June 11, 2016 Road update-June 11th 7:30pm If we do not get any more rain during the night: The following Roads will be opened at 12:00 am Sunday June 12th: – 657 Grid North and South – 658 Grid North – Dewar Lake Road – Flaxcombe South The rest of the RM… Continue reading Kindersley R.M. June 11th Road Update
El Niño comes to an end; La Niña on its way
By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press, June 10, 2016 WASHINGTON – This year’s monstrous El Niño, nicknamed Godzilla by NASA, is dead. It heated up the globe, but didn’t quite end California’s four-year drought. In its monthly update Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the El Niño has ended, 15 months after its… Continue reading El Niño comes to an end; La Niña on its way
Revealed: Cambodia's vast medieval cities hidden beneath the jungle
By Lara Dunston, The Guardian, June 11, 2016 Laser technology reveals cities concealed under the earth which would have made up the world’s largest empire in 12th century Archaeologists in Cambodia have found multiple, previously undocumented medieval cities not far from the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat, the Guardian can reveal, in groundbreaking discoveries… Continue reading Revealed: Cambodia's vast medieval cities hidden beneath the jungle
SaskTel restores service after outages reported around province
By CBC News, June 10, 2016 Cellular, internet, landline service affected for several hours SaskTel suffered a big outage on Friday, with cellular, internet and landline service affected for several hours. According to the provincial Crown corporation, around 11 a.m. CST an equipment failure interrupted service. Technicians were able to restore service around 3 p.m. The website canadianoutages.com, which monitors such… Continue reading SaskTel restores service after outages reported around province
Walmart to stop accepting Visa cards in Canadian stores
By Rebecca Joseph, Global News, June 11, 2016 Walmart soon won’t accept your Visa card. A spokesperson for Walmart Canada said that the fees associated with Visa are just too expensive. “Following an evaluation of credit card transaction fees in Canada and the rest of the world, we have recently concluded the fees applied to… Continue reading Walmart to stop accepting Visa cards in Canadian stores
Ottawa moves to get dirty mowers off Canadian lawns
By The Canadian Press, June 10, 2016 OTTAWA — The federal government wants dirty gas-guzzling mowers to get off everybody’s lawn. Proposed new regulations for off-road, small spark-ignition engines have been posted in the Canada Gazette for public comment. The new rules are designed to cut exhaust fumes and gasoline evaporation from gas-powered machines. Read… Continue reading Ottawa moves to get dirty mowers off Canadian lawns
Ranchers give pilot program thumbs up
By Barbara Duckworth, The Western Producer, June 9, 2016 A pilot project on beef production showed that even small-scale producers can follow sustainable production practices Cow-calf ranchers say the verified sustainable certification could attract customers and increase market share The work to feed sustainably raised beef to the world is just beginning. A pilot project… Continue reading Ranchers give pilot program thumbs up
What’s the buzz about?
By Tennessa Wild, The Western Producer, June 9, 2016 Download the latest app to find a hive near you BeeConnected is the latest software created to assist farmers with better on-farm practices. It enables communication between beekeepers, sprayer operators and farmers. CropLife Canada and the Canadian Honey Council worked together to develop the free app.… Continue reading What’s the buzz about?
Province nets $3.9M in June sale of oil and gas drilling rights
By Regina Leader-Post, June 9, 2016 The June sale of oil and natural gas drilling rights raised $3.9 million in revenue, bringing total calendar year sales of petroleum and natural gas rights to just over $12 million, the Ministry of the Economy said in a press release Thursday. That is 60 per cent lower than the $9.8 million in… Continue reading Province nets $3.9M in June sale of oil and gas drilling rights