The amount of water allocated to farmers in Alberta's largest irrigation district is back to normal, but after a most-unusual winter. Few are complaining in the St. Mary River Irrigation District, where water for crops was strained and readjusted over the last two years. The canal of the Bow River Irrigation District stretches into the distance near Vauxhall, Alta. Most of Alberta's irrigation districts will announce supply levels, known as allocation, at meetings with members this month. The Eastern and Bow River district would add new reservoirs at Snake Lake, near Bassano, and Dead Horse Coulee, east of Vulcan, respectively.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2026 21:05 UTC