County of GP No. 1 News Archive

A new recreational facility in the Avondale area is being eyed by city council.  After considering options in Smith and Cobblestone, council selected Avondale for the new facility. “Council made a decision on multiple factors and, at the end of the day, settled on Avondale,” said Mayor Jackie Clayton.  Clayton said there is still time […]

City council is putting an additional $10,000 toward English Second Language (ESL) courses for Ukrainian refugees.  The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie will work with the Council for Lifelong Learning to use the funds to ensure Ukrainian refugees can access ESL courses.  “I think it's just the right thing to do,” said city coun. Dylan […]

Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is adding two new health care programs to its offerings. The institution will expand the Practical Nurse (PN) diploma to Fairview and develop a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) certificate expected to launch next year. The announcement comes after the province announced $193 million to create 8,000 seats in high-demand post-secondary programs across […]

Edward Bader has played a role in the lives of many artists - as well as non-artists - as a teacher in the Grande Prairie region for years. This will be his last year teaching at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP).  After 25 years, Bader is retiring and will display a series of his drawings in his […]

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) is supporting indigenous people to stage their traditional smudging ceremonies there. Patients and families at the hospital can request the opportunity to smudge a ceremony of burning sacred plants, accompanied by a prayer. Within 20 minutes of the request, the hospital will re-route that room's air to be ventilated […]

Money from the provincial budget will be going toward some long-awaited upgrades at Saskatoon Island Provincial Park. The 2023 budget has allocated $6.2 million to repair and upgrade sanitary stations and wastewater systems at Saskatoon Island Provincial Park, in addition to Long Lake Provincial Park, Cross Lake Provincial Park, Garner Lake Provincial Park, Gregoire Lake […]

The students of Northwestern Polytechnic’s music program will be playing their last notes there this fall.  The school has decided to suspend all music programming indefinitely, said Justin Kohlman, NWP president and chief executive officer. “It's obviously a difficult decision,” he said.  “A number of factors were considered, but two of the most significant are […]

Town & Country News reporters were out an about this past weekend taking pictures of the Easter events around the South Peace. Here is a gallery of images from a few events. Also see the photo spread in the print edition on newsstands now. Wembley Sexsmith The Sexsmith Easter Scramble took place in Heritage Park […]

As warm weather returns to the South Peace, so do some tasty treats as food trucks wake from their winter hibernation.  This past weekend marked the first weekend for many returning to the streets for great eats. Fry Factory Corina McCollum owner of the Fry Factory hands out some food in Grande Prairieon Friday (April […]

The Hythe Community Centre will be receiving $20,000 in operating funding for the next three years from the County of Grande Prairie. Facility administrator Anjela Sipe and Hythe and District Recreational Society President Greg Gayton attended county council on March 27, requesting $100,000 in capital grant funding and $20,000 in operating funding support. Sipe said […]