Alberta eyeing small nuclear reactors as next energy frontier
Alberta's minister says SMRs offer an energy opportunity across the province with consultations planned for a 10 year horizon. At a Medicine Hat forum, officials and local leaders weighed near term gas and coal options against nuclear study. Local officials urged balancing economics with transmission capacity while private firms push for prototype sites and market reforms.
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Brooks approves permanent urban hen keeping bylaw
The City of Brooks makes the 2023 2024 urban hen pilot permanent with a cap of six hens per licensed address. No complaints were filed at seven pilot sites over two years, and several more addresses await approval. A separate variance allows 20 hens in a fenced semi rural property near a subdivision.
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Amaranth Weeds Threaten Prairies Invasions
Dr. Shaun Sharpe at Saskatoon RD Centre launches a four year study on Palmer amaranth and waterhemp pigweeds spreading northward. Researchers develop field guides and plant ID apps, with genetic testing to assess resistance and cultural methods to curb invasions with collaborators Breanne Tidemann and Charles Geddes.
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Shaun Sharpe
Saskatoon Research and Development Centre
Breanne Tidemann
Lacombe Research and Development Centre
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Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
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