While the latest snowfall in Calgary is welcome amid growing concerns of drought, hydrologist experts say it’s only a ‘drop in the bucket’ of moisture that’s badly needed for the upcoming growing season.
Local farmers like John Smith, who owns the Plateau Cattle Company just south of Calgary near Nanton are already feeling the effects of drought.
“The ice was bare and I’ve never seen that in March before, so it’s certainly an extraordinary situation,” he said. “The thing that people need to understand is it’s not just the amount of precipitation that falls in terms of snow or rain, but it's also what happens after that, how hot the temperatures get and how fast it warms up,” Stadnyk said.
“We’re really going to find out here in the next two, three months, like March, April, May, June, you know, those are our highest water occurrences for the year.” The new funding can be used for projects like berms, water storage or other infrastructure work. It comes as the province rolls out a swath of plans and programs to address expected water shortages.Shawnessy death 'non-criminal,' Calgary police sayCatherine Middleton, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said in a video announcement on Friday. The Princess of Wales had undergone a planned abdominal surgery in January.
The Lethbridge Police Service is just one of multiple law enforcement agencies joining together as part of a proactive policing and disruption strategy to combat cryptocurrency crime.Medicine Hat's mayor is essentially mayor in title only following a meeting of the southern Alberta city's council on Thursday.A pickup truck driver who crashed into a "Report Impaired Drivers" sign on Vancouver Island this week appears to have been impaired, according to the RCMP.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Alberta Premier Urges Trudeau to Drop Carbon Tax HikeAlberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to heed the growing calls from premiers to dump the planned hike to the consumer carbon charge on April 1.
Read more »
Alberta's Smith urges Trudeau to heed growing concerns from premiers on carbon levyCALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to heed the growing calls from premiers to dump the planned hike to the consumer carbon charge on April 1.
Read more »
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to meet with Prime Minister Trudeau todayPrime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as Canada's premiers meet in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 in Ottawa.
Read more »
Alberta Premier Smith to meet with Trudeau today for first time since summerCALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet up face-to-face in Calgary today.
Read more »
Alberta government announces it is updating electricity market rulesAlberta's government is updating its electricity market rules with new temporary measures it says will help lower consumers' utility bills.
Read more »