water supplies

More than three dozen major water users in southern Alberta have agreed to voluntarily curb their consumption if there’s a severe drought this spring or summer.  The province announced Friday that municipalities, irrigation districts and industry players have signed memorandums of understanding covering four sub-basins — the Red Deer River, the Bow River, the mainstem […]

  The latest Saskatchewan crop report says harvest is at 81 percent complete. Harvest is up from 73 percent last week and ahead of the five year average of 75 percent. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says harvest ranges from 98 percent in the southwest to 65 percent in east central areas. Harvest is […]