The Grande Prairie Salvation Army has well surpassed its goal of $600,000 for its 2022 kettle campaign. The Salvation Army announced on social media it has raised $681,840.56 in its yearly campaign, said Captain Peter Kim, Grande Prairie Salvation Army executive director. Captain Peter Kim, Grande Prairie Salvation Army executive director. (File photo by Jesse […]
Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is expanding its apprenticeship programming after receiving a $341,800 investment from the province, which will result in 80 additional seats this year. “This funding will enhance our ability to respond to and support the increasing demand for apprentices within our region,” said Caitlin Hartigan, NWP dean of skilled trades. “We are grateful […]
The wheels on the bus will keep going round and round in the county. During the County of Grande Prairie committee of the whole meeting on Dec. 21, city transit services director Steve Harvard came to give an update on how the Grande Prairie Accessible Transit (GPAT) program is being used by county residents. A […]
Photo by Austin Payeur On Dec. 24 of 1931, temperatures dropped as low as -23 C in Beaverlodge. The world had started its trudge through the Dirty 30s, and families across the world felt the pangs of the Great Depression. But on the front page of The Grande Prairie Herald that day, a sliver of […]
The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre is launching a podcast in the new year that will explore various issues from a youth perspective. The Peyakôskân Podcast Initiative is looking to gather local youth from different cultural backgrounds to interview people in the community - and outside of it - on a wide variety of topics. Cara […]
Those who find themselves passing by the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie (AGGP) will now be greeted by even more artwork. The wall outside of the gallery, inside Montrose Cultural Centre, is now displaying works from the TREX (Travelling Exhibition) Northwest. Jamie-Lee Cormier, Traveling Exhibitions Program Northwest curator, finishes the installation of the first exhibition […]
Farming families have been decrying the death of three horses in the South Peace this month. Craig Nelson, who lives in the Bear Lake area west of Sexsmith, says that he found his horses wounded on Dec. 3 as he went to roll out some round bales for the animals. “I was taking the tractor […]
Construction on the new Sunrise Youth Shelter is well underway, but one previous client of the service is looking to give back. Leona Lehoux, 27, is donating her time from her new painting business to give back to an organization that helped her get to where she is today. Leona Lehoux has offered her time […]
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) has been operating for a full year, and Town & Country News recently spoke to Alberta Health Services (AHS) about these past 12 months. Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Hospital stopped accepting patients at 6 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2021, marking the opening of its replacement across town. It would take […]