Attention Wheatland County Residents! The Wheatland County Agriculture and Environment staff will be out in the County until the end of September conducting field surveys for weeds, grasshoppers, wheat-head diseases and clubroot. This service aims to assist the agricultural community in identifying agricultural pests and diseases in the County and data collected may be included […]
The 2023 RMA Post-Secondary Scholarship application term is now open and closes August 31, 2023! In recognition of the importance of an educated population to the future well-being of rural communities, the RMA established the RMA Post-Secondary Scholarship Program in 1995. The program is designed to encourage rural Albertans to pursue further education, and thereby […]
Road structure works including subgrade preparation and granular base course has been ongoing this past week and will continue to the end of this week. Weather permitting, the contractor is expected to be paving early next week and is aiming to be wrapped up by July 23rd. Please continue to exercise caution and follow all […]
Attention Motorists: Crews will be rehabilitating Range Road 264 with overly paving between Township Road 251A and Highway 564 from July 17-31, 2023. There will be partial lane closures for the duration of the project. The contractor will ensure local traffic will have access to their residences and land for farming. All other traffic that […]
Date: July 15, 2023Time: Between 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.Location: E1/2 24-27-25 W4M A blowdown is the act of releasing natural gas from the pipeline system so work can be done safely on the depressurized facilities. TC Energy employees will close the required valves to isolate the facilities and then open a blowdown valve to […]
Road structure works, including subgrade preparation, has been ongoing this week and will continue into early next week. Weather permitting, the contractor is expected to be pouring the sidewalks, curb, and gutter by late next week. Please continue to exercise caution and follow all posted signage and closures in the area.
In response to widespread drought conditions, Wheatland County has declared a Municipal Agricultural Disaster effective July 5, 2023. Low growing season moisture compounded by extended periods of extreme heat, both of which have substantially depleted our soil moisture reserves have dealt a severe blow to all facets of agricultural production within Wheatland County. This declaration […]
Attention Motorists! Township Road 264, at the Range Road 235 intersection, has been closed due to a bridge size culvert failure. It is anticipated that the closure will be in effect for an extended period of time due to the nature of the repair. Updates will be provided as they become available. Detours are now […]
Attention Motorists: Crews will be performing road rebuild and culvert upgrading on Township Road 280 between Highway 21 and Range Road 244 from July 2023 to October 2023. There will be partial lane closures for the duration of the project. The contractor will ensure local traffic will always have access to their residences and land […]
Please be advised that all Wheatland County waste transfer sites will be closed on Saturday, July 1, 2023, in observance of Canada Day. Normal operating hours will resume for all waste transfer sites on July 3, 2023. We appreciate your understanding and wish you a safe and enjoyable long weekend!