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The Greenview Regional AgriPlex is getting heating upgrades after a grant from the FCC Agri-Spirit Fund to the Valleyview & Districts Agricultural Society. (Image Credit: Valleyview Agricultural Society/Facebook.)
By Curtis Galbraith
Agriculture

Local groups receiving grants from FCC AgriSpirit Fund

Oct 26, 2026 | 7:03 AM

Two ag. societies and two First Nations in northwestern Alberta have been given grants from Farm Credit Canada’s AgriSpirit Fund. 

The Bezanson Agricultural Society will use its $20,000 for upgrades to the Bezanson Community Event Centre. 

This project was also given a $20,000 grant from UFA Agricultural Community Foundation’s Rural Communities Grant program earlier in October. 

The Valleyview & Districts Agricultural Society is getting $11,000 to install an infrared radiant heating system at the Greenview Regional AgriPlex. 

The society says in a social media post that the project should be finished next spring.

Horse Lake First Nation will use its $20,000 grant for community freezer units and food preservation equipment. 

Another $20,000 is going to Whitefish Lake First Nation to expand food production. That will include gardening equipment, cold storage, and upgrades to growing systems.

by Curtis Galbraith