Alberta confirms over $400 million BSE aid to producers
Alberta's McLellan announced more than 400 million dollars in federal provincial BSE recovery aid across six programs. Lakeside Packers and Cargill Foods shared 42 million, with Medicine Hat's Western Feedlots at seven million. Some 22,000 Alberta producers received payments averaging eighteen thousand, while critics urge long term industry viability and open borders.
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Naturalists Press Gas Debate Over Great Sand Hills
Naturalists warn against drilling in the Great Sand Hills as a city and review committee weigh expanded protected zones and possible future gas rights. The land, a 1900 sq km prairie of dunes near Sceptre, hosts rare species and has been protected since 1991. Saskatchewan Environment must respond by the end of June.
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