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Picture Butte & Area Food Grains Project underway in 2024
Submitted by Tony Kok Great news for the Picture Butte Growing Project, as a quarter section of land has been rented from VRP just east of Picture Butte on Highway 519. The board is planning to grow a barley crop again this year, with the intention of selling the grain and straw to local buyers. Last year the project raised $210,000 which was matched… Read More »
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Alberta Innovates helping businesses succeed
By Heather Cameron Sunny South News Research in RINSA: Opportunities for Value Addition in Agri-Food Industries was hosted recently by Lethbridge College in partnership with… Read More »
Coaldale/Picture Butte RCMP team with Alberta Sheriffs for check stop
RCMP On the evening of April 26, 2024, Coaldale/Picture Butte RCMP partnered with the Alberta Sheriffs and conducted a check stop. Officers concentrated on three… Read More »
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Copperheads celebrate season with player awards
By Garrett Simmons For the News Earlier this month, the Coaldale Copperheads officially closed the books on the team’s 17th completed Heritage Junior Hockey League season.… Read More »
Former Team Canada athlete leading charge for SASG track and field events
By Erika Mathieu Sunny South News With planning well underway for the upcoming Southern Alberta Southern Games (SASG), organizers are encouraging interested volunteers to come… Read More »
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By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter November 9, 1883 - The Calgary Weekly Herald A petition and subscription list is in… Read More »
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By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter November 10, 1910 – The Blairmore Enterprise The namby-pamby actions of the Coleman Miner in… Read More »
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Food insecurity in Canada at a crisis stage
There are various metrics to assess a nation’s wealth, and one telling indicator is the proportion of disposable income that its citizens spend on food.… Read More »
Say it ain’t so! Politician reports faltering trust in the media
In his most recent newsletter, Martin Shields, MP for southern Alberta’s Bow River riding, delivered a blunt assessment of the deteriorating quality of life in… Read More »
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Alberta Innovates helping businesses succeed
By Heather Cameron Sunny South News Research in RINSA: Opportunities for Value Addition in Agri-Food Industries was hosted recently by Lethbridge College in partnership with… Read More »