Ryan Beauregard, winemaker for Beauregard Vineyards in Santa Cruz, posted an excerpt from the excellent book, “Late Harvest: Wine History of the Santa Cruz Mountains,” written in 1983 by Michael Holland, on Facebook as he picked Coast Grade and Ben Lomond Ranch pinot noir last week, a full month later than last year. He noted that the book referred to 1982 thusly: “This season is a normal ripening season.”
Samanntha de Couteau, a Plains Cree roofer from Alberta who goes by 'Roofer Girl,' raised money and gathered volunteers to fix a woman's home in Six Nations after it was badly damaged in an electrical fire.
An Ontario roofer has assembled an all-female team of skilled tradeswomen from across the country, and they're leading a united call for better support and recruitment of women in their field.