Bats are the most frequent sufferers of rabies in western Canada, with 17 cases reported in British Columbia so far this year, four in Alberta and six in Saskatchewan. Those numbers are far less than Ontario’s figures, where 37 rabid bats have been identified so far in 2020, along with three raccoons and six skunks. […] Read more
Stories by Lethbridge bureau
Indigenous college to be rebuilt after fire
Red Crow Community College will rise again in coming years through $48 million in funds contributed by the federal government, Kainai and the college itself. The previous building in Standoff, Alta., burned down in 2015 but on Oct. 8 the provincial and federal governments announced construction of a new 9,888 sq. metre campus in southern […] Read more
Hog feed businesses join forces
Nutrition Athena Inc. and Nutrition Partners Inc. have joined forces within the swine feed and nutrition business. The two companies announced the new partnership Oct. 8. Nutrition Athena is a division of Groupe Ceres Inc., a Quebec-based firm that influences the feeding of more than 4.5 million pigs annually. It is the lead nutrition partner […] Read more
Bright picture painted of Alberta agriculture
Alberta crop yields are estimated to be seven percent above average and livestock sales in the province might also reach a record high of $6.9 billion, the provincial agriculture department reports. As well, the food processing sector is expected to exceed the usual with products totalling $14.8 billion, the province said Monday. Agriculture minister Devin […] Read more
Food unlikely to spread COVID: CFIA
Food is not a likely source or route of transmission for COVID-19, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says. No cases of the illness have been reported in connection with food or food packaging, it said in a Sept. 14 news release. As well, the agency confirmed that domestic poultry and pigs do not pose a […] Read more
RCMP continues investigating stolen beef
The investigation continues into the theft of a truckload of beef from the JBS plant in Brooks, Alta., which occurred Aug. 30. Cpl. Rob Harms of the Brooks RCMP said Sept. 16 that there were no new developments regarding the disappearance of the beef, valued at about $230,000. According to an RCMP media release issued […] Read more
Delayed highway cleanup goes ahead in Alta.
The annual Alberta highway cleanup, which usually occurs in May, will instead take place Sept. 19 along provincial highways and byways. The event was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The province issued a notice to motorists today warning them to take extra care when passing crews of 4-H club members, Scouts, Girl Guides and other […] Read more
Food unlikely to spread COVID: CFIA
Food is not a likely source or route of transmission for COVID-19, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says. No cases of the illness have been reported in connection with food or food packaging, it said in a Sept. 14 news release. As well, the agency confirmed that domestic poultry and pigs do not pose a […] Read more
Pest survey looks for wheat fields
Alberta’s insect pest monitoring network is looking for wheat fields in which to survey wheat midge and wheat stem sawfly. Wheat fields that are adjacent to fields where wheat was grown in 2019 are ideal, even if across a road or kitty-corner to the current field. Sawfly is being surveyed in fields south of Highway […] Read more
Canadian beef exported to U.S. recalled
The JBS Food Canada plant in Brooks, Alta., has recalled 38,406 pounds of boneless beef that did not go through the re-inspection process when it was exported to the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the recall notice July 30 on the “boneless beef head meat products,” which were in raw, frozen form. […] Read more
