🌲From the tree expert himself - Toso Bozic at Yard Whispers - offers some management options for mitigating impacts from frost crack in your trees. Prune / remove dead or damaged branches Maintain adequate soil moisture levels to promote healthy bark and wood Avoid fertilizing...
Because of the warmer fall weather patterns sticking around, there is still time to control winter annuals and pesky perennial weeds. Weeds like stork’s bill, annual sow thistle (common and spiny), Canada thistle, dandelions etc. Why control in fall? Many beneficial grasses are dying off, so reduced...
Did You Know? From October 16 to March 31 each year, maintenance services on highways in the Special Areas are managed by Alberta Transportation. This includes things like snowplowing, sanding, and other winter maintenance work on both primary and secondary highways. Maintenance on local roads is managed...
Not that we will ever complain about additional moisture in our part of the prairies, but it also resulted in increased lodging amongst our crop producers, when it paired with the occasional gallic winds. Different Types of Lodging: Root lodging Most common Occurs earlier in the...
Mark your calendars - 2025 Property Taxes are due on November 15, 2025. Payments will be accepted with no penalties until end of day (4:30pm) on Monday, November 17, 2025. You can pay in-person at your District Office or through the mail. Online payments must be processed...
CARA's 15th Annual Cattlemen Clinic November 27, 2025 Oyen Seniors Centre 10:30am - 3:00 PM Register: 15th Annual CARA Cattlemen Clinic Tickets, Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite CARA's Gather & Grow December 9, 2025 Acadia Valley Community Hall 6pm - 9pm Register: 403-664-3777 or cara-3@telus.net Event Poster FCC Young Farmer Summit December 11,...
Wondering where to recycle your ag products? Don’t let used containers, twine, grain bags and pesticide containers end up in your burn pit or buried! Here is a snapshot of some of the centers in the Special Areas that you can recycle the following: Bags/twine ONLY Hanna,...
Special Areas Advisory Council met on September 25 for their last regular meeting prior to the October municipal election. Neal Roes, Advisory Councillor for Special Area No. 2 – Subdivision 2, is not standing for re-election, so this was the last meeting of this group...
It’s Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11, 2025) and our Special Areas Fire Chief Rob Palmer has some tips on staying safe. This Fire Prevention Week and we’re focusing on something everyone has in their homes: Lithium-Ion Batteries. smartphones, tablets, power and lawn tools, laptops, e-cigarettes, headphones,...
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