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Just started reading this thread and did it all the way through. So awesome. I actually did three years of high school within probably 10k of your place (Chestermere High, just south of the TransCan on 791). A friend of mine's folks had a similar setup south of Langdon, and after living there a month I've always wanted to be able to do the semi-rural life again. But now I live in the GTA, and I thought Calgary's housing prices were bad. So this thread will be my replacement.
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Slung Blade posted:How the hell did you manage to learn anything with all the weed smoke clouds in that town? And as to the community board, you'll probably be fine. In communities that small it tends to be rather pedestrian stuff anyway - especially as close to the city as you are. Makes most things a little easier.
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Feb 8, 2012 20:32
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Did you not have a neighbour who could loan you a decent mower or, even better, a small swather? Or is this the back end of the property and you had sopping wet ground issues?
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Apr 2, 2012 08:39
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Slung Blade posted:Internet is 'high speed' wireless by these guys: http://efirehose.net/ Been with them for years. Not super high speed but good enough for me, reasonably priced.
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May 6, 2012 07:56
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Slung Blade posted:I knew about parasite birds, but I didn't think we had any species that did it here in Alberta.
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May 27, 2012 08:23
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Yeah, Alberta's usually really dry. I was shocked to see you guys actually compete with Southern ON for "welp, time to curl up and die".
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Jul 11, 2012 07:12
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Are you in Rocky View or Wheatland County, SB? I figured Rocky View, but there's enough ambiguity it's hard to be sure. Either way, I just spent way too long browsing the zoning laws of both counties. Neither has sections of their zoning bylaw - that I could find, anyway - to explicitly allow livestock on 1-acre plots. The smallest Rocky View seems to allow is on 2 acres (Residential one district, R-1 - minimum parcel size .80 ha/1.98 ac), and that requires a development permit, while Wheatland is 3 acres minimum. But if you're grandfathered in as R-1, that might be your ticket there. There's probably also an exemption for small, non-commercial livestock animals (that or relying on neighbours who don't give a drat), but I can't find it in the actual zoning bylaws; you'll definitely want to talk to your local county clerk (and neighbour with the pheasants) about it.
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Jul 20, 2012 00:53
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Canada's one of the largest producers of canola, yes. Not sure if it's still the largest (China  ), but definitely significant. Flax is much less common in your area (at least compared to where my family farms), but I know there are a couple farmers around the city that grow it. Plus the usual smattering of semi-wild and wild flowering plants that inhabit every ditch, and whatever local vegetable patches have to offer. There would be plenty of nectar, for sure.
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Aug 1, 2012 00:34
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Leperflesh posted:If I understand how frigid northern climes work, the air temperature and first foot or three of topsoil all gets super-cold (like you can have 40 below days or something insane like that), but down below the frost the earth and rock actually stays at a much more comfortable (and above-freezing) temperature. So what you do is bury a bunch of pipe and keep it flowing, and the heat exchange keeps the water liquid even when it's freezing aboveground. Probably far easier to just have a decent garden patch and some home canning.
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Aug 17, 2012 02:50
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AbsentMindedWelder posted:I don't remember the exact reasons why, but my Pop-Pop would always plant rye in his garden whenever it was not in use for growing vegetables. That's a trick he brought back with him from the farm.
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May 12, 2013 16:54
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Leperflesh posted:Show us what you did with the contents of a box labeled "BALZAC MEATS." Costello Jello posted:Finding a girl you'd actually want to date in small towns surrounded by vast rural areas isn't so easy. I totally recommend moving to a big city for anyone who's unhitched.
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Feb 13, 2014 01:34
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Your baking looks delicious, but I'd mainly like to say you have excellent taste in teabags.
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Dec 27, 2014 08:09
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Slung Blade posted:I generally go for looseleaf stuff, but yeah, that yorkshire tea is surprisingly good for a grocery store offering. It's just a small part of my 'collection' though
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Why go so far when Medicine Hat is just down the trans-can?
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