How to mark May long weekend with COVID-safe activities
With COVID-19 restrictions still in place, here are some ways to get the most out of the May long weekend in Edmonton and central Alberta.
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Posted: May 21, 2021 7:00 PM MT | Last Updated: May 22
A family ready for the weekend makes use of a day-use site at Hawrelak Park. (Trevor Wilson/CBC)
Eat, Play, Stay in North Dakotaâs Rendezvous Region
Visit North Dakotaâs bucolic Rendezvous Region, just south of the Canadian border
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Blue Fox Coffeehouse in Cavalier. In Walhalla, the Denver hashbrowns at
Waters Family Restaurant and fried walleye with beer-battered fries at
Walhalla Inn make for a fine start and end to a day. In between, grab a wrap or melt to go from
HWY 32 Diner and claim the one picnic table at the lone scenic overlook in
Tetrault Woods State Forest. The vista sweeps both river and woodland.
Pembina Gorge west of Walhalla on the Rendezvous Region Scenic Backway
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The municipality says they are as ready as they can be for the upcoming flood season.
If you walk along the coast of Fort McMurray’s lower townsite, you will see 3.5 kilometres of temporary clay berms, 2.3 kilometres of 170 triple dams, 2,000 tonnes of sand in 400 meters of sand bags and 100 meters of temporary mesh walls.
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During a Thursday media tour of the municipality’s flood prevention measures for this year, Emergency Management Director Scott Davis said this year’s risk for flooding is average. But, this was also the risk for weeks leading up to last year’s flood.
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The portion of North Dakota considered to be in “extreme” drought increased greatly this past week, with 41 counties all or partially included in the extreme drought category. That is an increase from 28 counties one week ago.
More and more state residents, from the city to the country, are keeping a watchful eye on the sky and closely monitoring weather forecasts for any indication of rain. As temperatures continue to warm and producers begin preparation for spring planting, drought conditions are approaching historic proportions.
The U.S. Drought Monitor issued its weekly summary Thursday and it wasn’t good new for a dry state. The area of “extreme” drought in North Dakota has been expanding like the wildfires it spawns, increasing by more than 13%. Forty-one of the state’s 53 counties are now completely or partially rated as being in extreme drought on the Drought Monitor’s D1-D4 scale, an increase of 13 counties f