Monday, September 12, 2011

Farmers living on the edge

"It's one of those years where it feels like we're living on a knife edge," said Harry Brook, a field crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development's Ag Info Centre in Stettler.

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Explore Cook's final days with The End of the Rope

The last man to be executed in Alberta left more questions than answers and his death is the subject of a local play making its way at the Edmonton Fringe Festival.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Classic car club rolling into Camrose

The Edmonton Antique Car Club is touring through central Alberta with its fleet of classic cars, including a stop in Camrose August 18.

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Favourable weather promotes Alta. harvest: AARD

Favourable weather conditions have allowed farmers in Alberta to make significant harvest progress, according to a crop specialist with Albert's Ag-Info Centre.

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Classic car club rolling into Camrose

The Edmonton Antique Car Club is touring through central Alberta with its fleet of classic cars, including a stop in Camrose August 18.

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Explore Cook's final days with The End of the Rope

The last man to be executed in Alberta left more questions than answers and his death is the subject of a local play making its way at the Edmonton Fringe Festival.

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Classic car club rolling into Camrose

The Edmonton Antique Car Club is touring through central Alberta with its fleet of classic cars, including a stop in Camrose August 18.

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Hanna businesses missing opportunity

Weekends are a time when families or others have a chance to come into town to shop or visit.

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Classic car club tours central Alberta to share hobby

The Edmonton Antique Car Club is touring through Central Alberta with its fleet of classic cars, including a stop in Camrose August 18.

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Cranbrook Brick is - Franchise of the Year'

By Staff Writer - Kootenay News Advertiser Published: August 11, 2011 10:00 AM Updated: August 11, 2011 10:46 AM Shari Reid, store manager of The Brick in Cranbrook, received a nice surprise at the annual national franchise owners and managers meeting at Peller Estates in Niagara-On-The-Lake in Ontario in April.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Ponoka angle in Fringe play

More than 50 years after the fact, the memories - and opinions - remain. The story is that of convicted killer Robert Raymond Cook, the last person to be hanged in Alberta.

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Don't use glyphosate or Heat on lentils for export

Lentil producers are being advised to avoid using glyphosate or Heat herbicides as a pre-harvest drydown this year.

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Monday, August 8, 2011

Alberta briefs - August 5

The City of Lacombe is cracking down on construction noise. On July 11, Lacombe city council amended the city's nuisance bylaw after complaints from residents about late-night and early-morning noise from construction sites.

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Crews clean up after massive Blackfalds fire

A Opinion Editorials A A A Business A A A A Sports Entertainment A A A A Life Technology A A A A Travel Topics A A A A Jobs A A A Cars A A A A Homes A A A A Classifieds A A A A A Fire crews were busy Saturday controlling hot spots and cleaning up after a massive fire broke out Friday evening at an industrial site in Blackfalds, just north of Red ...

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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Boy or butcher?

With The Boy, Alberta author Betty Jane Hegerat has written a true crime novel with lasting chills.

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Love of restoration runs deep

Every time Lloyd Wolfe restores, drives, or admires his three vehicles, memories come to life.

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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Edmonton and area

Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Edmonton and surrounding areas Monday evening.

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Jim Sinclair: Time to swap scenes, hazards

As advanced as we may now be in terms of technological progress, we've always had the ability to seek out a better life or, at least, a change.

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