Stettler News

Heavy frost in southern areas of Alberta late last week damaged newly planted canola crops, according to an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada.

By Paul Cowley - Red Deer Advocate Published: May 11, 2012 6:56 PM Updated: May 11, 2012 7:25 PM Most County of Stettler taxpayers can expect modest increases on their tax bills this year after council approved a 3.5 municipal per cent tax rate increase this week.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford will fill vacancies in the key portfolios of finance, energy, and agriculture today when she is expected to announce her new cabinet.

The group Domino from Stettler and the band Ruth Purves and the 581 from Three Hills are among those keeping history alive by playing at this annual fundraiser for the East Coulee School Museum - a designated provincial historic site in the Drumheller region.

Varying amounts of precipitation prevented producers in Alberta from getting on fields and actively preparing for spring seeding during the week ended May 2, according to a provincial crop specialist.