Potato House Sustainability Community Society veggie garden thriving

The new garden at the Potato House in Williams Lake has some produce ready for the community. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Anyone interested in getting some vegetables is asked to contact the Potato House

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    Alberta’s provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Tuesday June 30, 2020. Alberta’s women’s issues minister is distancing herself from the judging committee for giving a $200 prize to an essay that says the sexes are not equal, and urges women to pick babies over careers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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