What does a stump reveal about our connection to nature? In the woods of Goodfare, local artist David McGregor stumbled into this question after carving shallow bowls into a series of stumps with a chisel in 2021. “We mostly live with wood heat so I harvest my own firewood, and usually I selectively cut trees […]
One Grande Prairie band is getting in some practice before they plan on taking to the stage in Scotland next year. Grande Prairie & District Pipe & Drums pipe major David McLean said the band will compete in the 2027 World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. 2027 will be the second time the band, consisting […]
One young Grande Prairie resident spoke to city council last week with an idea local dogs could really sink their teeth into. Eleven-year-old Brady McCorkle plans on adding four “take-a-stick, leave-a-stick” stations at local dog parks, offering prepared sticks for dog-owners to play with their canine companions. “Then the dog owners don’t have to walk […]
Construction is well underway on a new skilled trades training centre at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) as the college gets ready to welcome hundreds more students to its apprenticeship programs this fall. “Progress is going great. We’re on schedule, on budget,” NWP President and CEO Dr. Vanessa Sheane told Town and Country News. She said demolition […]
A $120,000 virtual cadaver will be a benefit for the newest and northernmost anatomy lab in Canada. On March 20, Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) announced the grand opening of a new anatomy lab at the Grande Prairie campus, complete with an Anatomage Table donated by the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation (GPRHF). GPRHF director of operations […]
City council is asking the Alberta government for more information and a 60-day grace period after $1.4 million in funding for the Wapiti Community Support Association (WCSA) was suddenly ended. WCSA Board Chair Cassandra Alexopoulos and Project Lead Jared Gossen appeared before city council March 30 to ask for support with what Gossen called was […]
Northern Lakes College (NLC) may have saved Fairview Campus but its vet tech program is being put to pasture. At least, for now, say community stakeholders. The province announced on March 17 that NLC would be the new provider of instruction in Fairview this fall. After Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) announced last October it would close […]
A new school in Grande Prairie aims to help kids learn valuable real-world skills early while also getting a quality academic education. Students at Grande Prairie Technical Institute will graduate with a fully recognized Alberta High School Diploma, but with the added advantage of earning trade certifications and getting hands-on career training. The new school […]
