Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance launches online pushback against Bill C-282
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is pushing back against Bill C-282. The private member's bill put forward by a member of the Bloc Quebecois would prohibit the federal government from lowering ta...
Oct 30, 2024
Climbing association delegation among highlights from Monday's city council meeting
Besides the discussion about the sports dome, other highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council included the following: Climbing Wall A delegation that included two dozen people fr...
Oct 22, 2024
Alberta minister to lead Canada delegation at 33rd Tri-National Agricultural Accord
Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation will travel to the U.S. next week to further strengthen relations between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Minister RJ Sigurdson will travel to Arlington,...
Oct 19, 2024
Upcoming changes to AgriStability program meant to save farmers time and money
Changes are coming to the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation's (AFSC) AgriStability program to address challenges like burdensome paperwork and high accounting fees that can hinder farmer prod...
Oct 17, 2024
Alberta Grains annual meetings offer information and input opportunities
Alberta Grains invites barley and wheat farmers to its annual regional meetings taking place across Alberta, giving them a detailed look at the commission's research, advocacy, and extension efforts f...
Oct 17, 2024
Firearms complaint leads to charges
Grande Prairie RCMP say one person has been charged after a firearms complaint Thanksgiving morning. Police say they were called out to a location along Township Road 714 between Range Roads 51 and 53...
Oct 14, 2024
Storm, NWJHL, Wolves, squash tournament registration deadline this weekend
Storm The Grande Prairie Storm have a pair of home games this Thanksgiving weekend. The Storm will host he Calgary Canucks Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The Storm have 13 points and are firs...
Oct 11, 2024
Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government's effort to rebuild Jasper
JASPER, ALTA. - Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the federal government's share of the work to rebuild Jasper, Alta. In July, a wildfire ...
Oct 09, 2024
Alberta threatens new legal action over Ottawa's revised environmental assessment act
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is threatening another legal challenge against Ottawa's environmental assessment law, a move federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is dismissing as a...
Oct 04, 2024
More than two-thirds of harvest completed in the Peace by September 24 says new crop report from AFSC
The September 24 crop report from AFSC says that just over 67 per cent of the Peace Region crop had been harvested as of that date. The September 17 report said that harvest in the Peace was just over...
Oct 03, 2024