Race against hunger
Members of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association will be racing for more than bragging rights on the 2010 WPCA Dodge Pro Tour. As part of the new Race Against Hunger program, drivers will work with local food banks at some tour stops to raise donations of non-perishable food.The Race Against Hunger Chuckwagon will be located at the entrance gate at Alberta tour stops in Grande Prairie, Ponoka, Strathmore and Drumheller and in Dawson Creek, B.C., so that the public can drop off non-perishable food and have a chance to receive autographs and meet with the WPCA’s drivers.For more information, visit www.wpca.com or contact WPCA marketing manager Carmen Stone at 403-236-2466 or carmen.stone@wpca.com.
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Open farm day
Manitoba plans to hold its first-ever open farm day Sept.19.Participating Manitoba farm families will open their gates and invite the public to learn about farm life.Each farm is expected to host demonstrations, walking tours, wagon rides, mazes, animals, and local produce. Activity fees may apply at some locations. Organizers are also looking for host farms.For more information, contact Manitoba Agriculture at 204-821-5322 before June 30.
Mosquito control funding
The Saskatchewan government has announced $1.1 million in one-time funding to help municipalities control mosquitoes.The funding is separate from the West Nile virus program administered by the health ministry.Municipal affairs minister Jeremy Harrison said the wet spring has provided ideal habitat for mosquitoes, and municipalities may have a difficult time keeping on top of mosquito control efforts.The government will provide up to $1.10 per capita to supplement municipalities that already have mosquito control programs. Rural and urban municipalities often work together in these cases.Next year, municipalities are expected to pay the full cost of their control programs.
