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Federal net zero power grid timeline unfeasible, says MLA
Posted on September 21, 2023By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com With the federal government continuing its nation-wide push toward creating a net-zero power grid across Canada by 2035,… Read More »
Senate ag committee investigating the roots of soil health in Canada
Posted on September 21, 2023By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com As part of an effort to better understand soil health on the Canadian prairies, the Senate Committee on… Read More »
Producers looking to the sky for snow after hard summer
Posted on September 21, 2023By Anna Smith Westwind Weekly News While he’s fortunate to irrigate his potato crops, Forty Mile Councillor Allen Kuizenga admits that without a hard winter… Read More »
Above average beet crop on deck in 2023: ASBG
Posted on September 21, 2023By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com With the regional sugar beet harvest getting underway earlier this month, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) are… Read More »
SATRA rides for HALO at Writing-on-Stone
Posted on September 21, 2023By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News Local Journalism Initiative Reporter T he third annual Ride for HALO Air Ambulance took place on Sept. 9 at… Read More »
Too old, too late to cut the mustard anymore
Posted on September 21, 2023Dear Editor, Not everyone can write the Power Engineer’s 2nd class exam and pass it. I have worked in various Power Plants for 25 years.… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on September 21, 2023By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Thursday, September 17, 1908 – Advertiser and Central Alberta News Wanted: 40 billy goats to… Read More »
Gas tax hikes show Trudeau doesn’t care about affordability
Posted on September 21, 2023Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refuses to do the one thing that would immediately make life more affordable: cut gas taxes. The federal government makes you… Read More »
Early shutdown for SMRID after challenging 2023
Posted on September 21, 2023By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com The 2023 growing season has seen its fair share of difficulties for the St. Mary River Irrigation District… Read More »
Stirling announces opening of new CEIP program
Posted on September 21, 2023By Kenyon Stronski Westwind Weekly News The Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) is a new initiative that has been adopted by many municipalities across Alberta… Read More »