SMOKY LAKE - Another municipality in the region has declared a state of municipal agricultural disaster due to ongoing dry conditions.
At a special meeting held on July 24, Smoky Lake County council unanimously voted to declare a state of municipal agricultural disaster "in response to the ongoing drought and extremely dry conditions impacting the region."
The M.D. of Bonnyville declared a state of agricultural disaster during a July 22 council meeting, while Lac La Biche County council approved a motion to make a similar declaration at a special meeting held on July 29.
"This declaration is intended to draw attention to the significant challenges local producers are currently experiencing - and are expected to continue facing in the weeks and months ahead," reads a media release from Smoky Lake County.
"The declaration also emphasizes the vital importance of agriculture to our municipality, our province, and the global food supply chain," according to Smoky lake County.
The municipality will be sending letters to the provincial Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, along with the federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
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