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 stream so that erosion is controlled. And at the end of the restoration, last fall a school of fish actually swam up the waterway to spawn.
Up Next in Season 2
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Bee My Friend
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...
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Floodwaters Rising
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...
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Tough Minded
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...
