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writers. The only good part of this whole pandemic situation was that it was sure easy to contact folks! By now you’ve noticed that we missed one issue — our June/July. For our subscribers, we are simply adding one more issue onto the end of your subscription, so no worries there. For us, this was another complication of COVID-19. We extend a big virtual hug and thank you to everyone who renewed their subscriptions, sent emails and made phone calls of encouragement when you saw that we were pulling out all the stops to keep going during this crisis, and may I add that and my statement bears repeating: “I believe this will be our finest hour here in Canadian Cowboy Country.”
— Terri Mason, Editor
ILLUSTRATION BY LE STEVENS
anadian songstress and Hall of Famer Joni Mitchell said it first — and best — when she coined the lyrics to “Big Yellow Taxi,” her multi-award-winning hit song: “...Don't it always seem to go/ That you don't know what you've got till it's gone...” That was definitely the case here in Canada, and around the world. Out of this wreck, what I learned is that globalisation is not the answer — it damn near did us in. Perhaps the answer lies in going back to our roots when products and foods were locally grown/made. They could range from food to face masks, Canadian-owned beef processing facilities to … you name it. Through all of this, I can tell you that I missed my friends, and I missed my family, and I will never again take for granted the roar of a crowd. We’ve put together an interesting edition, which includes some cool information from behind the chutes at rodeos, plus the terrific columns from our regular
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