In the Corral

and posted on October 12, 2022

CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL RODEO FINALS IN JULY, HUNDREDS of rodeo athletes converged in Swift Current, Sask., to compete in the Canadian Junior High & High School Rodeo Finals. The three-day event was the end goal of a year-long schedule of rodeo competitions for school-aged rodeo athletes from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Some 320 …

In the Corral

and posted on October 12, 2022

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CANADIAN COWBOY? Antarctic Peninsula ANTARCTICA IS THE fifth-largest continent, being near twice the size of Australia and larger than Europe. Most of Antarctica is covered by ice, with an average thickness of 1.2 miles (1.9 km.) Antarctica is mainly a polar desert and is the coldest, driest, and windiest of …

In the Corral

and posted on October 7, 2022

LEST WE FORGET VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY from the famed “Cactus Corner” near Hanna, Alta., runs the Veterans Memorial Highway. The Special Areas committee joined forces and created a terrific rest area with washrooms, picnic areas and a peaceful rest site for travellers.This well-maintained site is located east of Hanna, on what was …

In the Corral

and posted on September 15, 2022

Haying in the 30’s MALLAIG, ALTA., LOCATED west of Bonnyville, is home to one of the more unique fundraisers in Alberta. It’s called Haying in the 30’s, and each year, visitors converge to experience what life was like in the 1930s. That sounds like a fun ‘cosplay’ weekend, but this one has an unheard-of twist …