Ceremony marks Beaver Hills Biosphere official UNESCO  Designation Preserves environment

Ceremony marks Beaver Hills Biosphere official UNESCO Designation Preserves environment

After 15 years of planning, cooperation and work by more than 30 volunteer partner organizations, the Beaver Hills Biosphere was officially designated as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere over the weekend.

Tour de l’Alberta cycles through Tofield

Tour de l’Alberta cycles through Tofield

For the second straight year, the 160 km route of the Tour de l’Alberta came through the local area.

Tofield organizer Jeff Edwards, the town’s Assistant CAO, estimated about 110 cyclists stopped at the rest area set up on the east side of Tofield to accommodate those making the one-day journey from Beaumont and back again.