ECA Review 2021-01-14

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Valley Ski Club
project awarded
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Paintearth County, Castor, Coronation and Halkirk.
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$437,802 grant Coming Soon…
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council meetings.
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Board makes decision to cancel 2020/2021 season
residents of Halkirk, Castor and Coronation. or for further details call:
The Valley Ski Club (Castor
Association) is pleased to announce
that it was the successful recipient of a
Community Facility Enhancement
Program (CFEP) grant, funded
through the Alberta Lottery Fund, in
support of the Ski Slope Stabilization
and Snowmaking Upgrade project.
The Valley received $437,802 from
the Ministry of Culture,
Multiculturism and Status of Women
towards project costs.
The funding will complement support
already received from Paintearth
County, Flagstaff County and the
Valley Ski Hill community.
The Ski Hill first experienced a slope
failure in 1997 and it has continued to
worsen ever since.
Over the past 24 years, through the
hard work and generosity of the community,
the slide has been repaired
annually to enable ski hill operations.
This summer, after many years of
planning, work commenced on a permanent
stabilization of the slope.
This grant will enable the club to
finish the slope stabilization project
this summer as well as install
upgrades to snowmaking and electrical
infrastructure.
“We are excited for what the future
has in store for The Valley Ski Club”
and Public Works Shop are
by Appointment only
Administration Office: 403-882-3211
says Club President
Trusted,
Grant Boddy,
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“This project will decrease Paintearth the work County, Castor, Coronation and Halkirk.
required to prepare the hill for snowmaking
and increase our snowmaking
notice.
ROD-CMOH Order 41-2020
as per Government of Alberta
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over to the 2021/22 season.
While the suspension of this season
may be disappointing for local snowsports
enthusiasts, there is also cause
for a renewed sense of optimism for the
long-term operation of the club.
As the membership prepares to celebrate
the 75th anniversary of the club
next season, the future looks bright
indeed.
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Tiger trout are being added as a licensed species in 2021 for stocking
of lakes and private ponds in Alberta. ECA Review/Submitted
Tiger trout available
for the first time
Submitted
Tiger trout are being
added as a licensed species
of trout in 2021 for the
Alberta aquaculture
industry and private pond
owners throughout rural
Alberta, including farmers,
ranchers and recreational
property owners.
The licensing change
from Alberta Environment
and Parks (AEP) is the culmination
of years of
cautious study, conversations
between government
and industry, and planning
for the further introduction
of the species.
Tiger trout are a hybrid of
brown and brook trout. The
species is desirable to
anglers and sport fishers
because of its unique
“fighting” style.
Tiger trout in Alberta
cannot reproduce. This
enhances the fish’ capacity
to grow to a large size after
several years in water
bodies with abundant food.
These factors combine to
lure anglers to any Alberta
lake where they are stocked.
“For anglers and private
pond owners who are
serious about the experience
of catching fish, tiger trout
have been a wish list species
for several years in Alberta.
The move to expand
licensing for tiger trout into
the aquaculture industry
follows almost eight years of
careful, science-based introduction
of the species into
Alberta water bodies.
There will be up to 30 provincially
stocked lakes with
tiger trout in 2021.