An Alberta regulatory body has turned down an application to expand a feedlot near a popular recreational lake south of Edmonton, saying the location wasn’t appropriate and would damage the ...

NDP environment critic Marlin Schmidt has written to Environment Minister Jason Nixon, asking him to reopen public comment on a plan to put a 4,000-head feedlot near Pigeon Lake.

Alberta Health Services warned the public on Wednesday to check for blue-green algae when using Pigeon Lake, after a bloom was identified at the popular recreation spot.

Alberta Health Services is warning the public after finding blue-green algae in Pigeon Lake. Blooms of the algae, also known as cyanobacteria, have been identified on parts of the popular swimming ...

Alberta Health Services officials have issued a blue-green algae advisory for a lake located south west of Edmonton.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife could not be reached for comment Sunday. Pigeon Lake is a popular recreation lake located approximately 109 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.

Algae levels are down this summer, but residents say more work — and help from the Alberta government — are needed to win the war.