HighRiver

A new resource for farmers and researchers has been launched with the Root Rot Network covering advances in combatting diseases for crops in the prairies.

That includes both resources and research papers featured on rootrot.ca.

Sherrilyn Phelps, Director of Research and Development for the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, talks about the partnership behind the website.

The Government of Alberta's partnership with CASA Mental Health will include the addition of a CASA classroom in High River.

Earlier this month, the Province announced their plan to open 60 more mental health classrooms across Alberta, with $70 million in funding to do so over three years.

The plan includes the establishment of nine new classrooms in seven communities this month, one of which will be in High River.

Construction work will see lane closures along a major Okotoks intersection this week.

Geotechnical work is being done along 338th Avenue and 32nd Street, just north of HTA and Meadow Ridge School.

Lane closures are expected, with single-lane alternating traffic between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

It's expected to last from September 16-25.

Drivers are asked to watch for construction crews and signage in the area.

Schools across the Foothills School Division and all school divisions in Alberta implemented a no-cellphone-in-class policy this year.

While some schools are navigating their way through the new change this school year the staff and students in High River at École Secondaire Highwood High School are already in their second year.

We reached out to the school division and Principal Dave Roberts and Vice Principal Carolyn Lenstra asking them how the last school year went for both staff and students.

The annual High River LDS food drive has almost arrived on your doorstep.

Starting Wednesday, you'll start to see grocery bags placed on the front doors of homes along with a request for food donations.

Organizer Cathy Anderson says the people of High River have been coming through for the last 18 years.

"Our community just loves the community, and it might be our church that leads up the event, but it couldn't be successful without the whole town of High River."

The Simpora Foundation's second annual Rubber Duck Race & Family Carnival was held on Saturday (Sept. 15).

Families lined the banks of the Sheep River to watch 1,500 rubber ducks race from the Sheep River Bridge to the Laurie Boyd Bridge.

The Family Carnival was held at the nearby Arts & Learning Campus and included carnival games and activities, food trucks, and a dunk tank featuring local celebrities.

Alleyways in Nanton are going to get some work done on them.

The Town took to Facebook to let residents know the Public Works department will be doing their autumn alleyway/laneway re-grading in the coming weeks.

To help make sure the re-grading work is effective, the Town is asking property owners to remove any weeds, shrubs, and tree growth that significantly encroaches into the alleyway.

The Town is reminding residents that it is just as important to keep alleyways clear as it is to keep sidewalks and roads clear in front of the property.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will gather with his caucus on Parliament Hill today as he prepares to make another push to topple the Liberal government as early as next week.

The one-day caucus meeting ahead of the return of Parliament Monday will begin with a public address by Poilievre, who has maintained his party's commanding lead in the polls throughout the summer.

They are the last of the major parties to have a fall strategy session after the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois all met last week.

On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly.

When they last gathered in the capital the Liberals knew their prospects were poor after languishing in the polls for more than a year, but they were secure in the knowledge the New Democrats would prevent them from toppling before they table the next budget, at least.

But the summer saw several seismic shifts that mean the government will now operate as a true minority that could fall to an election at any time.

Passengers with plans to fly on Canada's largest airline can breathe a sigh of relief after Air Canada said Sunday it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing more than 5,200 of its pilots. 

The news of a preliminary deal with the Air Line Pilots Association came shortly after midnight on Sunday when the airline issued a press release just days ahead of a potential work stoppage for Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge. 

The tentative deal averts a strike or lockout that could have begun on Wednesday, with flight cancellations expected before then.