Opening grain prices Thursday April 1
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By Jaryn Vecchio Seven-year-old Hudson Peddle // Photo via CMHA Wood Buffalo The Canadian Mental Health Association of Wood Buffalo is getting a big help financially thanks to a group of people donning a mullet. The annual March Mullets campaign was able to raise over $26,000 which will be used to advance youth mental health programming within the organization’s recovery college. Over 20 people took part which included a two-year-old, two women, and even a dog. Speaking on Fort McMurray Matters, Emma Jones, CMHA Marketing and Community Relations Manager, noted the campaign also help...
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Federal Carbon Tax on the rise April 1 to $40 per ton By Drew Postey The federal carbon tax rises by $10 per ton on Thursday. That means the prince on pollution is now $40 per ton. As a result many Canadians will have to pay more at the gas pump, or simply to heat their homes, but they will also get a bigger rebate cheque from Ottawa when they file their income taxes next year. Ottawa still considers the carbon tax to be “revenue neutral”. The yearly increase is part of a national plan first introduced by the current federal government and Justin Trudeau in 2018 to flight climate ...
By Jim Smalley APAS president Todd Lewis says farmers face some significant issues this spring. Lewis was re-elected for a fifth year as president this week. The carbon tax rises $10 a ton Thursday to $40. Lewis says it is one of many concerns facing producers, including rural internet service, and review of the Canada Grain Act. At the APAS virtual annual meeting, delegates rejected a proposed code of practice for grain farmers. Lewis saying the proposals were too impractical for proper land and water management on Saskatchewan farms.