OTTAWA – Droughts in the West have so far prompted at least 13 districts in Alberta to declare agricultural disasters, but appeals to the federal Liberal government for assistance to the province’s farmers, livestock producers and ranchers are being ignored say local leaders.
On Wednesday, the Municipal District (MD) of Pincher Creek, tucked into the southwest corner of Alberta between the Crowsnest Pass and Fort Macleod, became the latest jurisdiction to declare a state of agricultural disaster.
