May 21 2019 10:56am Bruce Mayer with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry talks about how teams are implementing lessons learned from the Fort McMurray wildfire, including how firefighting and any evacuations take place. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id =…
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Alberta wildfire officials talk about conditions, forecast
May 21 2019 10:50am Bruce Mayer, with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, explains how crews attack a blaze when it’s listed as a high danger Level 5 or 6. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id]…
AHS explains measles symptoms
May 20 2019 4:41pm Dr. Chris Sikora, medical officer of health with Alberta Health Services, explains some of the symptoms and outcomes of contracting measles. He also talks about how many cases Alberta has seen in the past few years.…
Marlboro, Alta. residents return home as wildfire burns west of Edson
May 20 2019 3:19pm About 60 to 70 people remained on the ground to battle a wildfire west of Edson, Alta. Monday, May 20, 2019. The wildfire forced people in Marlboro out of their homes Sunday, but they were allowed…
Wildfire burns out of control near High Level, Alta.
May 20 2019 2:50pm A wildfire in northwestern Alberta led to an evacuation alert on Monday morning. Here is a video taken of the wildfire near High Level on Sunday, May 19, 2019. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id…
Alberta Fish and Wildlife looking for illegal pet turtles that pose ‘potential public health hazard’
Alberta Fish and Wildlife officials are searching for two map turtles that were purchased in Gibbons, Alta., last December. Officials believe a Fort McMurray woman purchased the turtles not knowing they were an illegal species. “No charges will be laid…
Crews continue to battle out of control wildfires in Alberta’s Peace region
An out of control wildfire continues to burn in the Notikewin area, approximately 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Manning, Alta. Officials with Alberta Wildfire anticipate the fire behaviour to accelerate Sunday because of extremely dry conditions and strong…
Thinking of planting some annuals this season?
May 17 2019 12:05am Thinking of planting some annuals this season? Sharon Wallish Murphy from Wallish Greenhouses takes us through what can handle Alberta weather. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” )…
B.C.-Alberta trade worth $30B annually, with economies most intertwined in Canada: report
The bad blood may be running thick between B.C. and Alberta when it comes to trade issues, but a new report suggests the two provinces may be better served as friends than enemies — with the most closely-intertwined economies in…
Thinking of planting a tree or a shrub?
May 16 2019 12:02am Jim Hole from Hole’s Greenhouses takes us through what trees and shrubs can handle Alberta weather. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON(…