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control quality inspection training.”
Professional Digital Passport System photos continued from front During County Council's January and I am very concerned.” predicted to be controlled this with survey quality inspections and 780-723-5787
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Services Christopher Read said,
available for cutting down MPB-
and burnt on site by provincially
have begun ground surveys on 600
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residents will cut down the trees
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of March.
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Charbonneau added, “Contractors
stated.
to be sent to both levels of
will unfortunately leave the trees
Due to the cold temperatures
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reconsider those respective
physical constraints.”
makes burning operations tricky
Charbonneau stated that lower MPB
decisions.”
According to Alberta Wildfire
since some sites may not be safe to
numbers are to be expected,
Councillor David Russell asked,
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Charbonneau, the Forest Health
grass. A Forest Officer will
mortality level of as much as 95% to
are no funds that the County will
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busy over the past several months
approved.”
temperatures just weren't cold
2020?” Read responded, “That is
Two local forestry companies,
correct. The County has never conducting aerial surveys to collect Hinton Wood Products and enough”.
MPB red tree locations. “These
“The results of this year's cold
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through the Province. There will be provincially to determine priority funding to control the MPB in this
no program to help our residents locations,” she said. area through the Forest Resource the spring when Alberta Agriculture
and Forestry conducts and analyzes
solve a beetle problem on their The province anticipates Improvement Association of Alberta overwinter mortality surveys,”
properties.” controlling approximately 100,000 (FRIAA) grant.
Councillor Shawn Berry asked infested trees this season in various “Hinton Wood Products has started Charbonneau mentioned.
Charbonneau added, “The good
PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE how much monetary assistance has Forest Areas throughout Alberta. ground surveys, which began in news is that the MPB in our forest
been provided to residents through
“The majority of the survey and
early January, and they anticipate
area have taken a significant hit the
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year over $300,000 of Pine Beetle
the southern portion of our forest
Mountain Cree Community through average precipitation over the
control was done in the County.”
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events at various stages of fall,
which the province discontinued
Charbonneau mentioned. “Another
funding support for last year. small contract directed by AAF is Charbonneau said. “Hinton Wood winter and spring. These events are
Products FRIP dollars will also be
certainly helping us achieve our
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Grande Cache.”
Cree members who will be helping
provincial and federal governments
In the Edson Forest Area,
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