History & Heritage

Canadian Ranching Heritage, Margaret Evans, cattle ranching, Cariboo gold rush 1858, Alkali Lake Ranch, Eddie Bambrick, Douglas Lake Ranch, Gang Ranch, Lord Aberdeen, Bar U Ranch, John Ware, Captain Charles Augustus Lyndon

Canada’s cattle industry began long ago and far away, its tradition and history interwoven in the stories and folklore of explorers, fur traders, gold seekers and settlers.

horse Ride Across Canada canadian Forces veterans ride paul nichols terry nichols pen y bryn farm equine facility veterans horse community fundraiser remembrance day horse

Lighting candles, changing lives, and bringing hope to Canadian Forces veterans - Canadian Armed Forces veteran Paul Nichols who, with his wife Terry, owns Pen-y-Bryn Farm Equine Facility in Quesnel, BC, had no idea that a chance encounter with a cashier in a gift shop several years ago would change his life. Thousands of kilometres away, Sylvain Nadon, who lives in Victoriaville, Quebec, had no idea that a chance encounter with a man on a horse would save his life.

Sable Island Wild Horse University of Saskatchewan Nova Scotia’s Sable Island

University of Saskatchewan (U of S) biologists have made a significant advance in understanding the ecology of Sable Island and its iconic wild horses - one that underscores how intimately connected living systems are.

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