Bruce Dyck

For the next year, this column will mark The Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by 
taking a deep dive every week into 
a past issue of the paper.
 The

For the next year, this column will mark The Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by 
taking a deep dive every week into 
a past issue of the paper.
 The

This column is part of a series that marks the Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by taking a deep dive every week into a past issue of the paper.


There’s nothing worse for a journalist than to get something wrong. If we’re having trouble sleeping at night, that’s probably

Regular readers of this column will know that I have spent the last year writing about old editions of the Western Producer as part of this paper’s

A bee died in front of my very eyes this summer — or at least I think it did.
I was sitting on our deck one evening and noticed a fat bumblebee

I must confess that I have mixed feelings about the time of year in which we currently find ourselves.
Fall is probably the prettiest of the seasons,

Growing up on a farm meant we didn’t have the same access to the dense rows of neighbourhood candy distribution outlets (houses) as did my city

The Western Producer places a lot of value on getting things right.
 It starts with our reporters, who have accuracy embedded into their DNA.
 However, no

Readers who have made it this far into this week’s issue of the Western Producer will have already noticed that many stories are linked to the theme of