The Peace Country around Grande Prairie is home to the largest concentration of Bison ranches in Canada. These large ungulates roam wild across vast ranches, lean and free of growth hormones that are used to fatten domestic cows.
Where are the bison this morning? You have to get in your truck or ...

Trees are among the most important plants in Canada, and the future of forests is a Growing Concern. Climate change is causing significant damage to our world by altering weather patterns in ways we are defenceless to stop.

Now, silviculturists and range managers around Fort Mac, a town which it...

Lisa and Donovan Kitt are two young famers who are passionate about growing their own food. They purchased a quarter section of land, where they live simply in a log cabin powered by the sun, heated with a wood stove, and by producing as much of their own food as possible.
‘The Homestead’ is a ce...

As pretty as this little waterall might be, you don't want a headcut chewing through your grain field.
In the case of Graham Powell’s Grande Prairie farm, his grandpa’s earlier attempt to water led to unintended consequences years later.
This story is about a five-year project to restore the str...

Big industry in Fort Mac is recruiting an unlikely ally in the effort to reclaim industrial land with wildflowers as it is being returned to its natural state.

Acden Vertex has brought in bees to encourage the return of wild flower, shrub and tree varietals in areas that have been mined for grav...

Last spring’s massive flood was just the latest blow to small businesses in the heart of Fort McMurray. This one came on the heels of the big fire, the oil downturn and Covid restrictions on commercial activity.

Now the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo is spending $200 million on flood reme...

Of all communities in Canada, Fort McMurray has had the most challenging time in the past few years. Economic crisis in the oil patch, devastating fire and flood, and a slow response to Covid immunization have all contributed to a big spike in alcohol and drug abuse, and depression.

But the resi...

Metis carpenters first came to the Peace Country to build scows, sometimes known as York Boats, to carry food and trade goods up and down the mighty Athabasca River.
Now the McMurray Metis are building a new cultural centre, complete with traditional gardens with medicinal herbs and vegetables. A...