Crops Show Modest Gain Over Last Year in Alberta Report
Agriculture Alberta’s crop report notes better conditions this year across the region with 71 percent of acres rated good or excellent as of June 21, up from last year but below the five year average. Oats lead at 82.5 percent, canola and spring wheat around 69 percent, with north regions faring best and southern areas receiving little rain. Pasture and tame hay remain steady, and Southwest Saskatchewan reports normal to ahead development with haying underway and ample pasture moisture.
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Medicine Hat
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Strathmore
Saskatchewan
Redcliff to Get $3.56 Million for Water Plant Expansion
The Town of Redcliff receives 3.56 million toward its water treatment plant under two provincial programs for small urban and rural communities. The grant replenishes an internal loan from the waste sustainability reserve, part of a 20 million budget package with other loans and grants.
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Arlos Croft
Reimer
Mason
Devon
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Medicine Hat
Grayson Mauch
Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater
Water For Life
Forty Mile
Foremost
Manyberries
Bassano
Taber
SD 76 calls for provincial co ordination on children’s services
SD 76 trustees urged a provincial hub to connect services for zero to 20 year olds, arguing current ministries operate in silos, causing funding gaps and missed coverage. They proposed a motion for ASBA to push for unified governance and a single minister to oversee all child services.
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SD 76
Deborah Forbes
Alberta School Boards Association
Forbes
ASBA
Terry Riley
David Hancock
Riley
NDP
Alberta
Duelling protests greet Stephan sentencing outside Lethbridge courthouse
In Lethbridge a crowd welcomed David and Collet Stephan as they faced sentencing for failing to provide the necessities of life for 19 month old Ezekiel who died of meningitis in 2012. Supporters praised the parents while counter-protesters urged the child's right to life and medical care.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
David
Collet Stephan
Ezekiel
David Stephan
Stephans
Calgary
Maureen Furtado
Two Alberta men charged with poaching a grizzly
Two Alberta men Ronald Motkoski of Edson and John Grant of Fort McMurray face Wildlife Act charges after biologists noted a non transmitting radio collar on a grizzly bear found during an investigation. The bear weighed about 90 kilograms and was likely three to four years old. They are to appear in Edson court on August 16.
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Alberta
Ronald Motkoski
Edson
John Grant
Fort McMurray
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