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 […]
The Sexsmith Tumbling Club is on the hunt for a new home. Club president Brandi Mankelow said the organization was told on March 13 that the building it has been leasing since 2022 had been sold. The club received a notice to vacate by the first week of April. The downtown building used to house […]
A successful skiing season has closed with a competition to name the three new trails on Spring Lake Ski Hill north of Hythe. Spring Lake Ski Hill Board President Kara Teare said the board shortlisted four names out of 120 submitted before putting the final vote to social media. “We really see ourselves as a […]
The Bezanson Recreational Society hosted the fourth Annual Paddle Battle Pickleball Tournament on March 21 at the Bezanson Community Event Centre Gym. Over 30 players took to the floor during the tournament. Robbyn Troup and Marvin Kinch wound up taking home gold in the afternoon game with their team “Dink Responsibly,” while Mona Pohl and […]
The County of Grande Prairie’s electricity distribution resolution passed with strong support at the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) spring convention last week. The resolution, adopted March 17, reflects the county’s advocacy to the province to adopt a fairer electricity pricing model for transmission and distribution that eliminates the cost disparity across Alberta. It passed […]
Thanks to some ingenuity from Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), volunteers in Sexsmith will recognize volunteers during Volunteer Appreciation Week after the cancellation of the annual appreciation banquet. Sexsmith Mayor Kate Potter said FCSS will be building a “giving tree” for Volunteer Appreciation Week from April 19 to 25. It will travel through town […]
The Town of Sexsmith wants to work with the County of Grande Prairie to improve safety on Hwy. 2 at the Emerson Trail intersection. On March 16, council moved for administration to work with the County of Grande Prairie for joint advocacy for safety improvements at the intersection. Sexsmith mayor Kate Potter said the intersection […]
A recall petition for another Grande Prairie MLA has fallen short. According to campaign lead Deborah Harris, about 283 signatures (unofficial) were collected to recall Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe. The petition, which had a deadline of March 23, required 11,921 signatures. “Under Alberta’s rules, a campaign must collect signatures from 60 per cent of […]
The Town of Fairview and northwestern Alberta heaved a collective sigh of relief Tuesday afternoon when the province announced the Northwestern Polytechnic campus there would survive. Northern Lakes College (NLC) will be the new post-secondary learning provider at the campus, currently operated by NWP which announced in October it would close the campus at the […]
Seventy-five young athletes from the South and Central Peace participated in the 2026 Arctic Winter Games March 8 to 15 as part of Team Alberta North, bringing home 39 gold knife-shaped “ulu” medals, 42 silver, and 47 bronze. The games, held in Whitehorse, saw teams from Alberta, Alaska, Greenland, Sápmi, the Northwest Territories, Nunavik, Nunavut […]