Local News

On April 16, 1947 Innisfail Mayor W.H. Jackson officiated the grand opening of the town's magnificent water tower, which rose more than 100 feet, stored more than 71,000 gallons of water and was the life-giving pride of the community.

Mountain View County has put a bounty on orange hawkweed, and is asking residents who encounter it to contact the municipality's agricultural services department as soon as possible.

Officials with Spruce View's Medicine River Wildlife Centre are hoping to have the shovels in the ground later this year for an ambitious renovation and expansion of the 21-year-old facility.

With the free-roaming horse population west of Sundre continuing to grow, it's time for discussions to explore strategies for management of the animals, says Tom Daniels, forester with Sundre Forest Products.

Clubroot inspections in Red Deer County fields should be winding up this week or next, once the canola plants have stopped flowering, said Cody McIntosh, the county's assistant agricultural manager.ìThat's a pest we're worried about.

Mountain View County residents affected by May floods can now make application to the Southwestern Alberta Disaster Recovery Program for funding.Applications can be picked up and filled out at the Mountain View County administration office.

A portion of Hwy. 22 was shut down while a semi-truck carrying molten sulphur was removed from a nearby wooded area. Police say the driver lost control of the truck while travelling Hwy. 22 at about 5:30 a.m. on July 30.

The provincial government now holds unprecedented power in its hands as a result of four bills now being contemplated by the legislature, lawyer Keith Wilson told a packed crowd at the Torrington Community Centre last Wednesday night.

Every year there is a risk of sclerotinia to canola growers in Central Alberta, and agriculture officials are suggesting the environmental conditions are unfortunately right for the fungus's development this year.

A dangerous dog hearing will be held at the Didsbury provincial court August 19 to determine the future of two Akitas that attacked a couple and their pet beagle outside of Didsbury July 26.