Erickson family of Irma win 2016 Farm Family Award

erickson-family-plaque Kent and Tausha Erickson of Irma, along with their family, were nominated by the Irma Ag Society to win the BMO Farm Family award this year.

The award is given out yearly in November at Farmfair International in Edmonton during the CFR week, in early November.

Wendy Holt of the Irma Ag Society said

Word on the Street: Viking RCMP report Horse tack stolen north of town

On Dec. 5, police received a complaint of an abandoned vehicle on 51st Avenue in Viking. Police were unable to contact the registered owner so had the vehicle towed as it was a potential traffic hazard.

Later that day, police were advised of a break and enter and theft at a rural property north of Viking that had occurred the previous week. The complainant advised culprits had broken into his tool shed and stole