MDs of Greenview and Lesser Slave River and Brazeau County left out of federal-provincial drought assistance program
CALGARY — Three rural municipalities in northern Alberta are fighting to get a financial lifeline for their livestock producers after being excluded from a federal-provincial drought assistance program. People are dropping out of the cattle industry because of ongoing dry conditions that are raising fears about the sector’s prospects this year, said beef producer Bill […] Read moreTag Archives Municipal District of Greenview
Alberta fire departments plan for a tough fire season
A silver lining from persistent drought is that there is little vegetation left to burn as dry, windy conditions persist
Persistent dry conditions are posing different fire threat levels for Alberta’s rural firefighters, from an extreme threat in the north, to diminished in southern parts because of lack of material to burn. “Looking out my window, we have no snow,” said fire chief Wayne Brown of the Municipal District of Greenview in early December. The […] Read more
