Government cash delay rankles Alberta agriculture societies

The custodians of a plethora of rural hockey rinks, community halls, farmers’ markets, fairs and rodeos were left wondering whether they would see operating grants this year.
Government grants to Alberta’s agricultural societies are usually doled out in late June, but, as of Tuesday, those groups were yet to see a single cent.
That worried Tim Carson, head of the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies, who said Tuesday reducing the program would sound a death knell for societi