Draft AI Administrative Procedure and Success Coach Update topics at Wolf Creek Board Meeting 

At the Feb. 15 Wolf Creek Public Schools Board Meeting some of the topics discussed included the Draft AI Administrative Procedure and Guiding Document, and a Success Coach Update. 

Here are the highlights of the meeting: 

 

Draft AI Administrative Procedure and Guiding Document 

Red Deer Food Bank and Mustard Seed co-host Coldest Night of the Year this weekend

The Mustard Seed and Red Deer Food Bank are encouraging locals to participate in Canada’s national walk for homelessness and poverty, the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) this weekend.  

The two or five-kilometer walk will start at the Mustard Seed on Saturday (Feb. 24), at 4 p.m.

With both organizations taking part, the in-person event is expected to be bigger compared to previous years.   

Canadian grain customers provide key information for future crop development

Canadian grain customers like the quality and consistency of our crops.

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) provides customers with statements of assurance and letters of analysis.

Derek Bunkowsky,  the CGC's chief grain inspector says statements of assurance are based on cargo monitoring on all bulk vessels of grain that are leaving Canada.

Red Deer AHS parking fees to go up on April 1

Public parking rates at Alberta Health Services (AHS) facilities, including the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, are increasing starting on April 1.  

The daily rate at the hospital will increase by $0.50, with an hourly rate now of $1.50 per half hour, $9 for 24 hours, or $10 for underground parking.  

Weekly rates will also increase to $39, or $59 monthly. 

Canada opens Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office in the Philippines.


Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has officially opened Canada's Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office in the Philippines.

"I’m so pleased to be in Manila to open Canada’s first-ever Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office. We export nearly half of what we produce in Canada and the global demand continues to grow. I have no doubt this office will play a central role in growing export markets for our world-class Canadian farmers and increasing collaboration and cooperation in this important region.”

Good news for potato growers

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's 2023 National Survey for Potato Wart shows the pest was not detected in any of the soil samples tested. 

Over 2000 soil samples were collected from fields in key potato-growing areas like PEI, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

The national survey results have been provided to provinces, the Canadian Potato Council, and the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.