æz ˈɜːli æz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ɐ kənˈæl ænd ˌɪɹɪɡˈeɪʃən wˈɜːks wɜː kənstɹˈʌktᵻd tə dᵻlˈɪvɚ wˈɔːɾɚ tə ðɪ ˈɛɹiə fɹʌmðə bˈoʊ ɹˈɪvɚɹ æt kˈɑːɹsɛlənd, bˌʌt nˈoʊ lˈænd wʌz ˈɪɹᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd ðɛɹ ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː ˈæftɚ pˈiːfɹˈɑː pɹˈɛɹi fˈɑːɹm ɹᵻhˌæbɪlɪtˈeɪʃən ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən, ɐn ˈeɪdʒənsi ʌvðə kˈænədə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ, pˈɜːtʃɪst ðɪ ˈæsɛts ʌvðə kˈænədə lˈænd ænd ˌɪɹɪɡˈeɪʃən kˈʌmpəni ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː.twˈɛnti fˈaɪv mˈɪliən.
As early as 1912, a canal and irrigation works  were constructed to deliver water to the area from the Bow River at Carseland, but no land was irrigated there until 1952 after PFRA (Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration), an agency of the Canada Department of Agriculture, purchased the assets of the Canada Land and Irrigation Company in 1950 for $2.25 million.