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Former Sask. farm leader, politician dies

Carol Teichrob, a long-time farm leader and municipal and provincial politician in Saskatchewan, died Dec. 18 at the age of 83.

Teichrob was involved in the feather industry, serving on industry boards and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.

She was reeve of the Rural Municipality of Corman Park and was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in 1991, where she was minister of education, municipal affairs, culture and housing.

Teichrob moved to British Columbia with her husband, Dan, in 2013, where they owned and operated a commercial saskatoon berry operation with their daughter and her family.

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