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Olds College has constructed wetlands in its backyard to uncover the mysteries of how they work. Ruth Elvestad, a research technician at Olds College, said their wetlands have a variety of uses.

Despite the chill, a very large crowd gathered at the Netook Gliding Centre five kilometres north of Olds on Aug.

West Central Alberta has so far been able to manage the infestation of mountain pine beetles (MPB), but many areas in Alberta were not as lucky.

Students at Innisfail's St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School have finally returned to their own classrooms.

The hotline to report poachers can now also be dialed to inform authorities whenever a member of the public witnesses a violation of the Public Lands Act.

A row of trees separate a field of canola and a field of wheat southwest of Olds on Aug. 11. With this season's steady, rain crops are growing well but starting to lodge, and if that continues they will become difficult to swath and harvest.

Founders of the South McDougal Flats Area Protection Society are encouraged by progress made so far and continue to prepare plans moving forward.

Red Deer County is moving forward with the creation of a bylaw to ban wild boar farming operations. Following a council meeting on June 7, a prohibited animals bylaw was drafted and adopted.

The recent rain showers have allowed the drastically low river levels to rise, which is good news for local whitewater rafting businesses.

Three judges. Six trainers. Three breeders. That was the line up for the ready to be broken nine halter broke colts at the revamped Daines Open Trainer Challenge, an event brought back to the Innisfail area last week after a one-year hiatus.