The Canadian Mental Health Association Northwestern Alberta (CMHA) received over $65,000 from fundraisers last weekend. The Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) brought in $35,000 last Saturday (Feb. 25), while later in the evening, the Grande Prairie Storm hosted Lift the Mask night, where Connor Mackenzie presented a cheque for the money raised to date […]
Elsa Robinson identifies first as an artist and she is proud to emphasize that. “I wanted to get my art into community,” said Robinson. She started by putting her art on t-shirts and selling them at farmer's markets but has since gone to displaying it across the province. A multidisciplinary artist Robinson is displaying her […]
The South Peace region is doing better than some other Alberta locales when it comes to wait times for counselling services for sexual assault survivors. Still, survivors here are looking at a four-month wait time; in other parts of the province, it's more than a year. The Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS) says […]
For the past 30 years, Kathleen Turner has been working to help her neighbours via her role with the County of Grande Prairie. As director of the county’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) department, Turner has built a legacy over her long tenure. But it was a job prior to her employment with the […]
The cancellation of a $4 billion methanol gas plant in the County of Grande Prairie may not be the end of it. Mark Tonner, Nauticol Energy Ltd. chief executive offer (CEO), called it “unfortunate” the company’s plant will not be moving forward but said he is still leading a series of energy service companies with […]
Now that community meetings and a survey on establishing junior high in Beaverlodge are in the bag, the work falls back to Peace Wapiti Public School Division. The Beaverlodge Elementary School council initiated the push to establish junior high classes in Beaverlodge pre-pandemic. On Sept. 29, 2022 the PWPSD board voted in favour of obtaining […]
The Grande Prairie region can get cold, and that has adverse effects on the most vulnerable in the community. This Saturday, families will face the elements during the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraiser hosted by the Grande Prairie Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). “A lot of the individuals that we serve are homeless, […]
Residents of the South Peace received welcome news last week with Alberta Health Services (AHS) announcement of two new doctors here. Dr. Saurabh Parmar, a family medicine and emergency physician, began practicing at the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital and the Hythe Medical Clinic in January. Dr. Parmar completed his residency in Grande Prairie through the University […]
The Town of Sexsmith will be shelling out for a new ladder truck. On Feb. 6, town council moved that administration work on the procurement of a new ladder truck for the Sexsmith Fire Department, and the securement of funds to make the purchase, with the anticipated delivery date of late 2025. County of Grande […]
County of Grande Prairie Reeve Bob Marshall says he is disappointed with the recent announcement of the cancellation of a $4 billion methanol plant. The gas plant promised jobs and economic benefits, but Nauticol Energy Ltd. announced earlier this month it would not be moving forward with the project. “I was really hoping (it) would […]