Grande Prairie struggles with drought disaster
August 15th, 2008 by Jared Serviss
The worst drought in decades has prompted local officials in northwest Alberta to declare an agricultural disaster as hot weather and a lack of rain have created dry, cracked fields and shriveled crops.
“This is probably the worst year since 1963,” said Everett McDonald, the reeve of the county located about 450 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
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