Farm kids make good policemen, says RCMP Corporal Cory Lepine, and he might be promoting a police career to a 4-H club near you. “When I was a kid growing up, all of the Mounted Police I knew were big Prairie farm boys and they had a different mannerism and a way of dealing with …
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Ranchers’ markets, practices praised
Vernon was the venue for the BC Cattlemen’s Association’s 95th annual general meeting and convention, May 25-27. Hosted by the North Okanagan Livestock Association, the event attracted about 400 registrants, according to NOLA president Lani French. “I believe that is on par with the Canadian Cattle Association national that was held in Penticton last August,” …
Farm plans offer new opportunities for ranchers
VERNON – Winter weather chilled the turnout for the annual North Okanagan Livestock Association educational seminar in Vernon on January 15. Just half the 80 people registered made it to the event. “Some of our sponsors were not even able to make it,” says NOLA president Lani French. “The -20 temperatures and the poor road …