Tue, Jun 21: The City of Calgary wants to know how effective goats are in controlling invasive weed species, like Canada thistle, in natural parks. So it has just started a pilot project in a north Calgary park. As David Boushy reports, the goats could replace herbicides, saving taxpayers thousands of dollars in chemical treatment costs.
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