Alberta Fifth PrairiesCan funding boosts beet storage and agri growth
Agriculture week highlights ASBG in Taber receiving 223,647 dollars for sugar beet storage research and market expansion as part of a 1.8 million PrairiesCan grant to four Alberta groups. Edmonton’s New Harvest Canada gets 1 million for cellular agriculture. Fort Vermilion’s Mackenzie Applied Research Association 262,024 for climate resilient farming. Economic Development Lethbridge 405,285 to build a Western Gateway strategy. Total 1.89 million sustains about 50 jobs and helps 350 small and mid sized firms in Alberta’s agri food sector.
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Iberta
PrairiesCan
Terry Duguid
Alberta
ASBG
Taber
Jennifer Crowson
New Harvest Canada
Edmonton
Prairies
Mackenzie Applied Research Association
Fort Vermilion
Lethbridge
Canada
Miller
Medicine Hat
Highway 3 Twinning advances with Stage 1 under way
Safety and efficiency drive the Highway 3 Twinning Project in Southern Alberta. Stage 1 twinning 46 km from Taber to Burdett is progressing toward a Spring 2026 completion, with two other sections in engineering and several stages in planning. Wildlife crossings and community collaboration underpin the long term ten year plan spanning Blairmore to Pincher Creek and beyond.
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Enille Miller
Miller
Taber
Burdett
Coleman Bypass
Seven Persons
Medicine Hat
Blairmore
Pincher Creek
Bow Island
Fort Macleod
Alberta
B.C
Saskatchewan
Crowsnest Pass
M.D
Willow
Willow Creek
Cowley
U.S
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