News

Precipitation has been quite hit and miss this week, ranging from areas that received over 20 mm to large areas that experienced no rain at all. The accompanying heat has put many crops under stress, particularly in those areas that have low soil moisture reserves or have remained dry over the last few weeks.

Please be advised that the construction of a concrete sidewalk around the Ksituan Water Treatment Plant, will begin on Monday, July 22, 2024, and is anticipated to be completed by the end of the week. 
 
During this time, the Jug Fill will be closed. We do expect service outages over the course of the project, but the Truck Fill will remain open unless otherwise posted. 

Grain producers in the Canadian Prairies are invited to participate in a University of Alberta research survey on the adoption of winter wheat and ultra-early seeding of spring wheat.

A Blue Green Algae Health Advisory has been issued by Alberta Health Services for Moonshine Lake. 

During heat waves, buildings with no indoor cooling systems will continue to get hotter with each passing day, increasing health-related risks. Heat waves can also increase our risk to wildfires and lead to water and power outages. 

With the recent hot weather has come very dry air and there has been little precipitation over the past week, with most areas receiving less than 10 mm of rainfall. 

Northern Lights Fiber has completed all major fiber construction in Woking and they expect to have high speed Wi-Fi up and running this month.

The 2024 'The Wilderness is our Back Yard' Photo Contest is now open and accepting applications!

Mobile Mammography Screening is coming to Savanna and Spirit River this August, courtesy of Alberta Health Services and Screening For Life.

Warm temperatures have finally arrived throughout the province, ideal for haying, with significant progress being made in all regions over the past week.