Lacombe corn maze celebrates a century since insulin discovery
The 100th anniversary of a very important Canadian discovery is being celebrated in a very unique way.
The folks at Kraay Family Farm near Lacombe have designed their well-known corn maze this year with an insulin bottle inside a giant maple leaf.
Insulin, used to treat Type One Diabetes (T1D) (and Type Two Diabetes), was of course discovered by Sir Frederick Banting, and colleagues Charles Best and JJR MacLeod, at the University of Toronto in 1921.
The maze design is in partnership with JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), which has been researching T1D for over 50 years.