Harvest season is upon us. The farmers are out in the field, working long hours, during a window that no one knows how long it will be. It is also goose hunting season. Frying goose in a pan, with bacon or butter, can have good flavour, but it is often a bit tough and dry. This is because wild Canadian goose is a very lean meat, compared to farm raised goose. Wild goose is very high in protein, iron, riboflavin, Vitamin 6, and Vitamin B12. Wild Canadian goose tastes similar t

During the Second World War, quick communication nationwide was of paramount importance. There also needed to be a way for the many aircraft around the nation to make their destinations safely. For all of that, radio was the most important technology and that meant a lot of radio towers being built across Canada. In September 1944, a radio loop network was being built from Winnipeg to Edmonton and that meant the building of a radio beam station at Vermilion. Located about fiv

I have always loved the adventure of exploring old houses; the kind with creaky stairs, mysterious corners, and at least one cupboard you are absolutely sure leads to buried treasure or a ghost. Some children dreamed of castles. I dreamed of doors that blended into walls and rooms nobody else seemed to notice. When I was a kid, Mom would visit her sister in Edmonton, near the University of Alberta, where my uncle Tom was the caretaker of the Garneau Community League sports fa

It's zucchini season, which aligns with back-to-school and harvest time. Currently, we are waiting for the sun to dry the crops and wondering if it will freeze tonight. I hope there are still lots of sunny days ahead. Chocolate zucchini cake is very moist and delicious. It is always a fall favorite with fresh zucchini in season. I remember the first time I tasted a chocolate zucchini cake, and what a surprise it was to find a cake with such a rich texture. The fat in the cake

Things began on Sept. 1 when J.W.G. Morrison was chosen to be the representative for the Conservatives in the upcoming federal election. Unfortunately, when the election happened later in the year, Morrison finished with only 26 per cent of the vote and lost to the United Farmers of Alberta candidate Henry Spencer. A day later on Sept. 2 when Lord Clarendon and his party arrived in Vermilion to look over the new Clan Donald settlement and interview the homesteaders for the Br