New provincial funding to support nursing will mean another 96 seats for international students at Northwestern Polytechnic. On Oct. 17, the province announced $11 million to expand bridging programs for internationally educated nurses. Bridging programs aim to help nurses trained internationally gain their licenses to practice in Alberta, and $.5 million is going to NWP […]
A breakfast on Monday marked the beginning of Family Violence Prevention Month in Grande Prairie. Over the next few weeks, events will be launched to spread awareness and encourage residents to stand up against domestic violence. Breakfast With The Guys took place at the Delta Hotel on Oct. 30., sponsored by Odyssey House. Bluerock Social […]
Next month, members of the Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce will have an opportunity to speak with elected officials. The first annual Your Region, Your Voice will take place on Nov. 16 at the Pomeroy Hotel and Event Centre from 6 to 9 p.m. Chamber members will have the opportunity to address questions […]
Monthly teen programming in the Town of Beaverlodge made a gorey, Halloween debut on Oct. 12, as local youths got a first-hand course on Halloween special effects makeup. The faux-bloody evening is the first of Beaverlodge Family and Community Support Services’ (FCSS) new Skills and Chills Nights. Youths who participated in the course on Oct. […]
Spring Lake Ski Hill may open its doors for the season for the first time in nearly a decade pending grant funding, said Spring Lake Ski Hill Association board chairman Brian Peterson. The ski hill hasn’t operated since the 2017-2018 season; Peterson said it sat non-operational when it was no longer financially feasible to stay […]
Rising Above, a faith-based addictions service, has launched a $5 million fundraising campaign for a new facility. Dan Rigler, a Rising Above board member, was suspended from a crane high in the air over the Staples parking lot for the whole weekend to raise awareness and funds for the project. “Our desire with this new […]
Banners commemorating our veterans have started to line the streets of our local communities ahead of Remembrance Day. Despite initial obstacles earlier this year, the banners went up in Hythe last Friday. Fosters Agri-World contributed a scissor lift to install banner brackets, while Nodes Construction and resident Max MacAulay stepped up to contribute lifts to […]
Residents across the South Peace were invited to Hythe this week to learn a little bit more about palliative and hospice care. The South Peace Professional Attraction and Retention Committee (SPPARC) partnered with the Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Association (AHPCA) to host a pair of workshops at the Hythe Legion on Monday and Tuesday. SPPARC […]