Challenges ahead for CWB director race
Garrett Simmons reports that the Canadian Wheat Board director position for the region will be contested as Larry Hill's term ends in 2010. Hill spoke at Wild Rose Agriculture Producers Region 14 urging capable candidates to run, noting the role is tough and requires balance and diplomacy. He described a year of shifting duties and a push for compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWB
Larry Hill
Hill
Wild Rose Agriculture Producers Region
Gas drilling activity in Western Canada declines in 2009
CAODC analyst Nancy Malone notes Western Canada oil and gas drilling down by about 65 percent in 2009, with natural gas prices driving inactivity. While Alberta remains dominant, BC and Saskatchewan see some drilling in gas plays Montney and Horn River and in southern Saskatchewan oil plays. 2010 expected to resemble 2009, as prices struggle to stabilize around 6 to 8 dollars per MMBtu. The IEA warns of global gas oversupply and lower prices ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Canada
Nancy Malone
Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
CAODC
Calgary
Montney
Horn River
British Columbia
South Saskatchewan
Malone
B.C
Saskatchewan
International Energy Agency
IEA
Weather Outlook Frigid Friday and Saturday
The forecast calls for very cold temperatures with Friday reaching a high near zero and a low around minus four degrees. Saturday stays near or below freezing with a low near minus three degrees.
Alberta rat patrol led by local MLA safeguards province
Cardston-Taber-Warner MLA Broyce Jacobs announced at a Kiwanis meeting that he will oversee Alberta’s rat patrol program. He emphasized Alberta’s claim to being rat free since the 1950s and noted rats require human targets to spread, unlike across the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Kiwanis Club
Heritage Inn
Cardston-Taber-Warner
Broyce Jacobs
Jacobs
Antarctica
Arctic
British Columbia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oliver
Sach
Taber Jdnior Ghetba
TIMES
Garrett Simmons
D.A. Ferguson
Johnson
Taber
Taber Times
Canadian Wheat Board
YourTown
Tabertimes.com
Weather Outlook
Ad 3Rd Street Growch
Todd Maruyama
C.A.C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!