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Alberta Review: Think of the Farmers

The devastation of farms in Abbotsford and across B.C. reminds us how hard it can be to feed the world

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Mathew Preston
Nov 26, 2021
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There was a time, not all that long ago, that almost every Albertan was only slightly removed from a farming background, or was currently living on one. Throughout the 1960s, Edmonton’s Mayor was Bill Hawrelak. He grew up on a farm in northeastern …

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