A gated seniors’ community in the Wedgewood subdivision is looking for other means of snow removal in their two cul-de-sacs this winter following a recent decision by the County of Grande Prairie to discontinue the service. The Stonegate Condo Association entered into an agreement with the county for snow removal services on a two-year trial […]
Libraries around the province closed their doors Oct. 1 as part of Alberta Public Libraries Day of Action to both prepare for the provincial government’s new library legislation and to raise awareness of the vital role libraries play in Alberta communities. Alberta’s Bill 28, The Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, was passed in […]
With a development permit for a data centre now approved in the County of Grande Prairie, some nearby residents say they had just enough time to file their appeals with the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LRPT). Development permit PLDEV20250629 was approved through the county’s planning department Sept. 4 and refers to a portion of […]
A $250,000 purchase this September marked the end of a long legal struggle for a group struck to help those facing housing insecurity in Hythe. On Sept. 3, the Helping Homeless Restart Society (HHRS) took possession of the 22-room building named the Dew Drop Inn, which the society has leased to offer affordable housing in […]
Land was rezoned following Aug. 10 public hearing With few details currently known, the appeal deadline for a development permit in the County of Grande Prairie for a “data processing establishment” between Sexsmith and Grande Prairie will pass Sept. 25. Development permit PLDEV20250629 was tentatively approved through the county’s planning department Sept. 4, when the […]
After four months of deliberation, a controversial tourism operation is set to move forward following a decision from the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT). Seventeen Dimsdale area residents filed objection letters to the LPRT in March after development approval was given by the County of Grande Prairie for the Northern Roots Lodge, a $4 […]
Residents in some areas of the County of Grande Prairie could soon be allowed to legally operate golf carts on select roads as the municipality explores participating in a provincial pilot program meant “to enhance the mobility of Albertans and provide additional recreational options.” During the Sept. 18 Committee of the Whole meeting, county councillors […]
Six antique combines were joined by a couple of dealer demos on the fields north of Bear Lake to harvest 143 acres of wheat on Saturday to help feed the hungry across the world. Eighty-five bushels to the acre were combined, nearing doubling last year’s yield of 43. The annual initiative is the Bear Lake […]
In our first referendum review installment we looked at how to make the most of casting your ballot on Referendum Day by making sure you have everything you need to vote and telling you about the multiple options you have to get your ballots into a box. This week, we’re going to talk a little […]
Goodfare artist Mimi Zhang-Mackie’s watercolour painting, Piggyback, is among only 75 chosen to be included in a major online international watermedia exhibition that opens next month. Juror Dongfeng Li has chosen 75 watermedia paintings from 613 entries into Northwest Watercolor Society’s (NWWS) 86th International Open Exhibition. The entries represent artists from three-quarters of the US […]