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August is canning season: in my kitchen, strawberry jam, rhubarb and ginger jam, green tomato chutney and relish, dilled carrots and garlic mushrooms. Canning hours in the night watches there is time for reading and reflection.

The Mountain View County agricultural service board has approved a number of riparian enhancement projects across the municipality.

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development has made available an online directory featuring businesses and services related to on-farm and other aspects of safety.

Wayne Lenfesty enjoys keeping busy at age 67 refurbishing old wagons and buggies at his workshop eight kilometres north of Sundre. “I always had a passion even when I was growing up.

With at least three dozen all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related accidents resulting in injuries to young people so far this spring and summer, Alberta Health officials are asking parents and other caregivers to keep their kids off the motorized machines.

Residents of Red Deer County who habitually set off false alarms could soon pay a penalty for wasting the time of emergency personnel, say officials. On Aug.

Ivan Daines has shared his lifelong love of country music and rodeo with thousands and thousands of people over the years at his ever-popular summer music festival.

Inspections are now underway in selected townships (10 kilometres by 10 kilometres) in Red Deer County to identify any clubroot outbreaks and bring them to the attention of the municipality, says Philip Massier.

If the sale of AltaLink to U.S.-based Berkshire Hathaway Energy goes through, rural communities can expect to see increased contributions to local groups and organizations such as 4-H, says AltaLink president and CAO Scott Thon.

For three-quarters of a century, it has been home to dances, wedding receptions, movie nights and just about every other type of gathering one might expect in a small community.