Seven Sexsmith residents have spoken out against the town’s new policy about pets in municipal buildings. On March 17, the town passed the Pets on Municipal Property Policy that prohibited pets except service animals from town-owned buildings to control disruption and potential health hazards. Therapy animals are prohibited. “Service animals are completely separate from this […]
Nine days of hard work and planning on a La Glace farm last summer will take to the screen this month. Tough Love, the first feature-length film written, directed, and produced by Slave Lake filmmaker Sonja Jarrett, will see its premiere at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Theatre on June 18. Jarrett told the […]
Sexsmith residents have a chance this summer to nominate a neighbour whose yard or garden makes for a beautiful space. The Communities in Bloom (CiB) Nominate your Neighbour contest will open on June 17 with residents able to nominate a neighbour or themselves for a chance to win one of six prizes. “We wanted to […]
The Kleskun Hill Museum is hoping to commemorate more local families who came to the region over the 400-km Edson Trail with a second stone cairn. Museum director Doug Spry said the museum is encouraging families whose ancestors crossed the trail from 1911 to 1916 and settled on an individual quarter to contact the museum. […]
With summer around the corner, the crew at Camp Tamarack are preparing for a busy season. Camp Tamarack director Ken Belke said 2024 was a huge year for the campground. “Our growth was huge, and it continued to build,” he said. “Our school program just took off, we had schools participating from all over the […]
This weekend promises to be a hotbed of summer fun in the South Peace, with Beaverlodge and Sexsmith hosting their annual summer celebrations. This year in Sexsmith, the fun gets a headstart for its annual Chautauqua Day. The new Warm Up Party on Main Street Friday night will set the tone for the day ahead, […]
