Strathmore

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We’re giving away a round-trip airfare voucher for two with Porter Airlines—yup, TWO tickets to any Canadian destination they fly!

Company works with the Farming Smarter Association as it searches for options other than the century-old Russet Burbank variety

Russet Burbank has been the go to potato variety for Canadian farmers and consumers.

This year, McCain Foods in Chin, Alta., has entered a corporate partnership with the Farming Smarter Association to explore the viability of other varieties in its food processing plant for farmers to consider.

Farming Smarter is using one of its commercial plots to do a research trial growing four varieties using six treatments.

Hundreds of teddy bears were donated to Wheatland EMS by Nutrien. 

The bears, 245 in total, were presented to Wheatland EMS outside of their offices on Wednesday (July 2), with this being the first time in nine years that local paramedics have taken part in the program.

"We typically give the bears to kids we see on emergency scenes," said Ryan Dahl, interim CAO with Wheatland EMS. "It helps with calming them down and making a good memory instead of a bad memory."

One-time grant from Alberta government to help applied research associations upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure

Alberta’s government has provided a one-time grant of $3.2 million to 12 applied research associations across the province.

This capital funding will enable the research associations to upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure.

With the additional funding, the research associations will be able to address pressing capital equipment issues.

Strathmore Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is planning several events this month. 

Paint, Connect, Reflect

A Relaxing Night for Moms will be hosted at The Wheatland Society of Arts on Friday (July 11) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

This event is for mothers who need a night to relax in a comfortable, community setting.

A guided painting session will be featured, along with discussions on mental wellness in a relaxed environment. 

Chalk your Walk

FCSS is hosting a community event at Kinsmen Park on July 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Lakewood of Strathmore held a special event for residents over the weekend.

Hundreds of residents made it out to the Lakewood neighbourhood for the Drive, Dine, and Donate 50k Big Roll, which featured a car show, community BBQ, and a dice roll with a $50,000 prize pool.

The event was in support of the Strathmore Overnight Shelter. Towards the end of the event, Lakewood presented the group with a cheque of $76,000.

A reminder to be monitoring water sources on a regular basis right now.

With temperatures increasing across the prairies livestock producers should be on the lookout for blue-green algae in dugouts, lakes, and reservoirs. 

Blue-green algae are naturally occurring bacteria that can be present in water bodies and commonly occur during calm, hot weather in water bodies with shallow, slow-moving, or still water that has sufficient nutrients. 

The proposed merger between Bunge and Viterra was finalized on July 2nd.  

According to the company's website, the new company marks the creation of a premier global agribusiness solutions company for food, feed and fuel. 

Bunge’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Heckman says it’s a defining moment for our company and our global team as we complete this transformative business combination.

Airports were returning to normal operations Thursday after Canada's air traffic control service said some received bomb threats early in the morning.

Nav Canada said the early morning threats affected airports in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.

RCMP in Richmond, B.C., said they received a report of a threat at the Vancouver airport's Nav Canada control tower around 2 a.m. local time. The tower was evacuated and no threats were found after a search, the force said in a press release.

A new law meant to protect supply management might not be enough to shield the system in trade talks with a Trump administration bent on eliminating it, trade experts say.

"It's certainly more difficult to strike a deal with the United States now with the passage of this bill that basically forces Canada to negotiate with one hand tied behind its back," said William Pellerin, a trade lawyer and partner at the firm McMillan LLP.