Grande Prairie moviegoers lined up at the theatre Friday night, and it wasn’t the newest superhero flick or Disney princess film. Instead, it was for a locally based film by a Peace region born and raised director. Aaron James wrote and directed the film Guitar Lessons, which was also filmed in the Peace region. Aaron […]
A replacement for the aging Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital is one step closer this week. Today, Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced it has signed a letter of intent to become an anchor tenant in the Mountview Health Complex. Beaverlodge Mayor Gary Rycroft stands outside the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Rycroft is happy […]
Winter has come to the South Peace, and Beaverlodge Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is trying to keep driveways clear for its residents. FCSS has launched the first year of a snow angel program, and is asking both for seniors and residents with physical disabilities and for volunteers willing to shovel to reach out. […]
Over $20,000 was raised in October for the Stollery Children’s Hospital by one Sexsmith Secondary School student, and she says that it’s just one step she’s made in paying back the hospital for a transplant she received in her childhood. Tylynn Hollingshead was three when she received a liver transplant as a result of a […]
South Peace schools have received approximately $500,000 in mental health support from Alberta Education. The Grande Prairie Public School Division (GPPSD) and Grande Prairie and District Catholic School’s (GPCSD) partnered with Alberta Health Services (AHS) to create four new positions (two in each division) for dedicated addictions counsellors in its high schools. Counsellors will work […]
The Peace Wapiti School Division received approximately $700,000 over two years from Alberta Education which will go towards hiring an outreach team leader and three family support workers. “The grant was given to us to help address students who have lost engagement with school during COVID,” said Shawn O'Shea, assistant superintendent. “It could encompass everything […]
Gather your best comfy pants and slippers because the Holiday Pajama Ball is coming to the Grande Prairie Public Library (GPPL) on Dec. 17. “We’d love to see many families join us for some holiday spirit,” said Erika Stamp, GPPL children's programming co-ordinator. The GPPL Children's department is hosting the ball that will include card-making, […]
Town of Sexsmith council is taking a proactive approach when it comes to community inclusion. After coun. Dennis Stredulinsky moved that Mayor Kate Potter reach out to cultural groups in town, the initiative to begin building connections with council and community is moving forward. Its roots go back to a proposal brought to council last […]
November’s Family Violence Prevention Month may be in the rear-view mirror until 2023, but ample resources and supports exist in the South Peace 12 months a year. Pace Community Support, Sexual Assault and Trauma Centre (PACE) executive director Jacquie Aitken says treatment programs dealing with sexual abuse, as well as a safe visitation program for […]
A new transportation service for seniors in the Grande Prairie region is looking for volunteers. Drive Happiness is a volunteer-run service that helps seniors facing financial barriers or restricted mobility get to medical appointments. “It's so simple for me to get my car keys and go out when I need to go to the store […]