Alberta towns with a view of the Rockies stand to lose a major source of tax revenue as a result of the province’s new proposed ban on wind development in those areas. .The proposed provincial rules outline an approximately 35-kilometre buffer zone along Alberta’s Rocky Mountains where wind projects won’t be allowed — regulation the province says will protect so-called “pristine viewscapes.”
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A goal to work together on matters of mutual interest and establish health relationships was made manifest as officials from six different municipalities.
A pertussis outbreak that began in southern Alberta in January is showing no sign of ending, and case counts of the disease, commonly known as whooping cough, have skyrocketed provincially.