Saddle Hills County has joined the County of Grande Prairie as well as the MD of Greenview in declaring an agricultural disaster. Saddle Hills County council made the declaration July 22 due to the “severe nature of the ongoing drought conditions occurring throughout our region,” according to a media release. “We join other municipalities in […]
Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a fatal shooting by Grande Prairie RCMP earlier this month. The shooting happened in the early hours of July 19. ASIRT says on July 18 at 10:36 p.m., a peace officer was pulling over a vehicle when they noticed another vehicle being driven erratically, speeding away and […]
Six Sexsmith residents received thumbs up for their green thumbs this week. Isak Skjaveland, Angela Taylor, Darcy Potter, Cam and Chantel Palfy, Judy Jickling, and Lyndon and Marlene Wall are Communities in Bloom (CiB) Nominate your Neighbour Contest winners. Nominate your Neighbour offered residents a chance to nominate someone they knew with a yard or […]
A Grande Prairie local will be representing the city on the international stage during the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore in August. Natasha Evenson, 40, says she has been swimming since she was five years old. This is her first time travelling overseas for competition. “I've swum all my life, I've done provincials, I've […]
“History is us,” David Leonard once said. “A culture that’s lost its history is like a person who has lost their memory.” With his passing on July 3, it’s only right that we keep the memory of David Leonard alive. Archivist, author and historian, David is being remembered as a man who lived and breathed […]
A mobile “rain tower” is making it rain. The structure will help protect communities from wildfires by using a sprinkler system that pumps about 1,800 litres per minute from 30 metres in the air. Wildfire Innovations Inc. demonstrated its Rainstream tower to city officials on Wednesday, July 16, in the South Bear Creek corridor. Founder […]
The South Peace has a pantheon of heroes worth celebrating, and they won’t be found in any famous comics. This week, Town & Country News celebrates a handful of the historic heroes that have called our region home. Agnes Forbes (Photo supplied) Grande Prairie’s Wonder Woman Born in Montrose, Scotland, Agnes Forbes came to Canada […]
Since 2003, the Grande Prairie Legends of Hockey have been honouring those who gave so much to the sport. Today, the organization recognizes 25 hockey legends, preserving the stories and memories of the players on the ice to the builders and community leaders who kept the spirit of the sport alive in the community. “We […]
