Irrigation

• Taber, Alta. breaks ground on constructed wetlands to aid with flood mitigation

  On Wednesday, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for the Taber East Constructed Wetlands project, which aims to prevent future flood damage.

  Environment

  Apr 27
  
• Alberta sees lowest average increase in farmland value: Farm Credit Canada

  According to Farm Credit Canada, the average value of Canadian farmland was up by an average of 8.3 per cent in 2021. In Alberta, the increase was modest at 3.6 per cent.

  Economy

  Mar 17
  
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• Southern Alberta snowfall ‘good news’ for farmers amid dry winter

  Kyle Fougere, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said March is typically the snowiest month for southern Alberta.

  Environment

  Mar 3
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• Addressing water management in southern Alberta: ‘We will have more droughts’

  'We had quite a few creeks and springs that dried up this year, and I've never seen this many in the 12 years that I've been here.'

  Environment

  Jan 20
• Conservation specialists concerned over irrigation expansion in southern Alberta

  Its first phase includes the conversion of canals to pipelines, while the second phases involved the expansion of four reservoirs.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2021
• People who frequent Lethbridge park upset with maintenance, pulling weeds themselves

  There is a problem that's been growing all summer in Legacy Park in Lethbridge.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2021
• Fruit growers fuming after Summerland shuts off irrigation amid historic heat wave

  'They just shut our water off on the hottest day in a thousand years,' a Summerland, B.C., orchardist told Global News.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021
• Saskatchewan increases funding for Irrigation Development Program

  The Saskatchewan government said the additional funding will support ready-for-construction irrigation projects.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2021
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• Lethbridge-East MLA talks about a post-pandemic economy in southern Alberta

  Lethbridge-East MLA spoke about a post-pandemic life on Thursday morning, and how he sees Alberta’s budget as the best way forward for the local economy.

  Economy

  Apr 29, 2021
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• Permanent irrigation water pipes on way near Oliver, B.C., 5 years after rockslide destroyed system

  'There was a real sense of panic and urgency,' Ron Hovanes, mayor of Oliver in 2016, said after the slide.

  Consumer

  Apr 9, 2021