Fundraising concert
A recent Saskatchewan flood relief concert raised $30,000.
The money will go to Red Cross relief efforts and communities in Saskatchewan affected by foods and weather-related disasters.
The concert was held July 19 in Saskatoon and attracted more than 600 people.
It featured musicians Andrea Menard, Jay Semko, Eileen Laverty, Jeffery Straker, Codie Prevost, Carrie Catherine and Stephen Maguire.
The total includes matching donations from Potash Corp.
Wildfire funding
The County of Thorhild in Alberta will receive $10 million under the province’s municipal wildfire assistance program to help recover from severe wildfires in May.
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The fires resulted in emergency operation and fire suppression costs for the municipality.
They affected thousands of acres of land, forcing the municipality to declare a state of local emergency.
The provincial funding will help the county pay for emergency operations and reclamation efforts.
B.C. 4-H grant
The British Columbia government has announced an $87,000 grant for 4-H clubs.
B.C. 4-H plans to use the money to continue youth agriculture awareness and management of the 4-H program.
4-H volunteers help children and teens gain experience in a variety of agricultural traditions, which leads to greater interest in agriculture that can help sustain the industry.
Alta. feed mill destroyed
NOBLEFORD, Alta. – Explosions destroyed a feed mill near Nobleford July 20.
Outlook Pork must now find feed for about 2,500 breeding sows on four southern Alberta farms.
Two of the mill’s workers were taken to hospital in Lethbridge as a precaution. Both are termed as OK.
Mill manager Gerrit Beekman said there is no indication of what caused the fire or the explosions. The company is not discussing the financial cost.
The mill had significant stocks of canola oil and lard in barrels, and more barrels exploded as the fire intensified.
Outlook Pork’s farrowing operations and other hog feeding operations will have to rely on custom feed stocks.
The company said about 35 jobs in those barns are secure.
