Cosley, Trapper and the Guide Extraordinary: Part 2 By Julia Nelson, Mountain View, Alberta ‘Joe must have been unusually impressed with the man, even to the point of imitation, of Joe himself is well remembered with a rose-decorated buckskin hat like the one he said Kootenai wore, and an early picture records him wearing, also, […] Read more
History: Cosley, Trapper and the Guide Extraordinary: Part 2
Reprinted from the September 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Outbreak linked to Cargill’s Case Ready plant in Calgary
Alberta noted 84 new coronavirus cases during its update on Friday, including five linked to the Cargill plant
Five cases of COVID-19 were linked to Cargill’s Case Ready meat facility in Calgary on Friday afternoon. “Widespread testing is underway. AHS and OHS have visited the plant and are making sure necessary measures are in place to reduce transmission and protect workers,” tweeted Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer, on August 14. Friday’s […] Read more
History: Cosley, Trapper and the Guide Extraordinary: Part 1
Reprinted from the August 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Cosley, Trapper and the Guide Extraordinary: Part 1 By Julia Nelson, Mountain View, Alberta ‘After an eight-day search through the northern wilds of Saskatchewan, Constable J. McLeod and his Indian guide entered a trapper’s log cabin 400 miles north of Prince Albert. This was on October 12, 1944. They found that Joe Clarence Cosley had […] Read more
Researcher, ranchers receive awards at Canadian Beef Industry Conference
B.C.'s Seelhof family and Dr. Karen Beauchemin of AAFC Lethbridge were honoured at the national beef conference
The Canadian Beef Industry Conference, held virtually this year, spotlighted the national recipients of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA), along with the recipient of the Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Ricky and Chad Seelhof and family, of B.C.’s Woodjam Ranch, received the national TESA. The Seelhof family raises cattle in the […] Read more
Cattlemen’s Young Leaders and Environmental Stewardship Award winners
NewsMakers from the August 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Growing up on a cow-calf operation near Innisfree, Alta., Dr. Lacey Tillotson’s love for animals inspired her to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. She studied animal science at the University of Alberta, and completed a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 2012 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Since graduating, she’s […] Read more
Canadian Beef Industry Conference goes online
Conference organizers opt to bring beef industry together virtually August 11 to 13
As the pandemic summer wears on, conference organizers are about to take the 2020 Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC) into the virtual realm. The conference, slated for August 11 to 13, was originally to be held in Penticton, B.C. But with COVID-19 making interprovincial travel tricky and large gatherings impossible, organizers postponed Penticton to 2021 […] Read more
History: The Fabulous Fireway
Reprinted from the October 1952 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Fabulous Fireway By Doreen Runciman, High River, Alta. ‘When Leif Ericcson and his Viking crew set foot on Canada’s east coast, they did little else that might have been calculated to leave an impression. Life on the North American continent rolled on undisturbed for many centuries more. The great, dark tide of the buffalo […] Read more
History: Westward Ho in 1880 – Part 2
Reprinted from the October 1952 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Westward Ho in 1880 – Pt. 2 (concluding installment) By G. W. Morden ‘Some distance from Fort Benton a Mr. Steed, who had been engaged in a fishery business in Sarni, Ontario joined us and was a welcome addition to our party. The more company there was, the less monotony on this long three hundred […] Read more
History: Helping to Build the West
Reprinted from the September 1952 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Helping to Build the West By L.S. ‘When Charlie and Betty Groeneveld of the Gladys Ridge district swept the Grands and Reserve Championships at the annual High River Junior Calf Club Show and Sale this Spring – it drew attention to a unique family immigration to Alberta. It all started 27 years ago, when Flores […] Read more
History: Two Well Known Agriculturalists Pass
Reprinted from the August 1952 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Two Well Known Agriculturalists Pass Canadian Cattlemen staff ‘Western agriculture lost two well known figures in one week at the end of June, Prof. G. Rayner, Director of Extension and the University of Saskatoon, and Col. P. M. Abel, editor of the Country Guide, Winnipeg. Not only did these men die in the same week […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
