County Of Wetaskiwin

• Wetaskiwin County initiative could reduce garbage going to the dump by 90%

  The future of waste processing is coming to Wetaskiwin County: a Canada-made solution that uses steam to break down trash and cuts greenhouse gas emissions.

  Environment

  Apr 5
  
• Blue-green algae advisory issued for Pigeon and Wizard lakes

  Alberta Health Services issued a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) advisories for both Wizard Lake and the nearby Pigeon Lake, both located south of Edmonton.

  Environment

  Aug 18, 2023
  
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• Pigeon Lake residents thrilled after feedlot expansion application denied by regulator

  The Natural Resources Conservation Board said the 4,000-head feedlot proposal is not an appropriate use of the land and would have unacceptable effects on the Pigeon Lake area.

  Environment

  Aug 31, 2022
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• Alberta MLA wants more public comment on feedlot plan near Pigeon Lake

  NDP environment critic Marlin Schmidt has written to Environment Minister Jason Nixon, asking him to reopen public comment on a plan to put a 4,000-head feedlot near Pigeon Lake.

  Environment

  May 4, 2022
• Murder, arson charges laid after man found dead in Wetaskiwin County fire

  Three people have been charged with murder and arson after the body of Clifford Stauffer was found following a house fire on a rural property in Wetaskiwin County.

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2021
• 2 children dead after house fire in western Alberta community of Buck Lake

  Two children are dead after a fire broke out at a rural property on the northwestern shore of Buck Lake in the County of Wetaskiwin.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2021