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Province hikes funding for irrigation rehab program
Posted on May 9, 2024By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers The provincial government is boosting funding for its irrigation rehabilitation program. The province is providing in Budget 2024 $19… Read More »
Time to rethink our thirsty lawns?
Posted on May 2, 2024“Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over!” Words made famous by John Wayne in an old western movie. We are in a… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on May 2, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers April 27, 1894 – Moose Jaw Times A young man, who shall not be named, went east to… Read More »
Food insecurity in Canada at a crisis stage
Posted on May 2, 2024There are various metrics to assess a nation’s wealth, and one telling indicator is the proportion of disposable income that its citizens spend on food.… Read More »
AltaLink performing aerial patrols in the area from April 29-May 2
Posted on May 2, 2024AltaLink Residents and businesses in southern Alberta are advised that starting on April 29, AltaLink will be using a helicopter to perform an aerial patrol… Read More »
Get involved in Alberta’s health advisory councils
Posted on May 2, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Albertans across the province are encouraged to apply to join new advisory councils dedicated to improving health care in their communities. In… Read More »
Phillips says Bill 18 more destructive than Sovereignty Act
Posted on May 2, 2024By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Southern Alberta Newspapers Shannon Phillips is sounding the alarm on Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities Act, and its implementation in the province.… Read More »
Alberta Innovates helping businesses succeed
Posted on May 2, 2024By Heather Cameron Commentator/Courier Research in RINSA: Opportunities for Value Addition in Agri-Food Industries was hosted recently by Lethbridge College in partnership with the Regional… Read More »
Small licence holders pushed for on-par water conservation
Posted on May 2, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Small water users are being asked to conserve along the same lines as voluntary agreements signed by some large water users in… Read More »
Canada’s train is heading for derailment
Posted on April 25, 2024Reading a devotional, “Our Daily Bread” for April 2, I was impressed by the MPs in the British Parliament in 2022 whom after a prayer… Read More »