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"These local farmers are to be commended for their entrepreneurial approach in providing a new local Canadian product - one that is delicious, healthy, and completely traceable," said Weyburn Chamber of Commerce president Jeff Chessall, presenter of the award. In March of 2007, a group of three second and third generation farmers from the Midale area embarked on a journey to give a long lost oilseed, Camelina sativa, new life in the Canadian marketplace. This ancient grain was formerly used in North America to make biodiesel fuel. The Three Farmers - Vandenhurk, Emde and Rosengren - recognize...

The students determined that 10 per cent of their final profits would be donated to the five elementary schools in Weyburn. They donated a total of $696.19, which was divided up and given to Haig, Souris, Queen Elizabeth, Assiniboia Park and St. Michael Schools, with the funds to be used for purchasing food for children who may not be able to afford their food all of the time. In the company’s final report, they explained they wanted to donate the funds to the schools “because the majority of our company members attended these schools growing up and we wanted to give back to the schools...