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March 8 is a very important date in Canadian history. It is the day in 1867 that the British Parliament gave final reading to the British North America Act (BNA Act), which created Canada. The Act, now the Constitution Act, came into effect July 1 of that year, but the March 8 vote was also historic paving the way for self-government. Obviously, there was no Yorkton newspaper on that date in 1867 because there was no Yorkton. In 1982, however, March 8 was the day the British Parliament passed the Canada Act allowing this country to patriate the Constitution. Despite Canada’s independence from Britain, until 1982 the Constitution remained under the control of the British Parliament.
The seacans have finally landed. After two months of consultations, revisions, and tweaks, Yorkton City council has approved of a change to a bylaw regarding shipping containers (also known as . . .
How did the idea of hardiness zones begin? The first map of zones came along in 1960 from the USDA. It was a very basic map that showed only the coldest winter temperatures for various areas. Then in 1967, Canada came up with a map for our country, with areas from 0 to 8, but over the years it has been fine- tuned to include not only minimum temperatures but things like rainfall, winds, and maximum temperatures. Zones also came to be divided into “a” and “b” to make things even more precise. Gardeners always like to be a little bit daring and try to grow plants that are a challenge for our zone, and sometimes it is possible to do so. We’ve talked about “microclimates”, which are small areas that vary in their conditions from the larger area around them. This can happen for various reasons. A yard that is very sheltered and surrounded by trees to block out the wind could be a microclimate. An area close to a house or garage could be a small microclimate (think of iris
After the roller-coaster of weather that came to us in May, some garden work may still be waiting to be done. So let’s make a cup of tea and sit down for a few minutes and talk about the garden. . . .