County of GP No. 1 News Archive

Some Sexsmith kids who want to play soccer this spring may be turned away if more coaches aren’t found.  Sexsmith Minor Soccer president Virginia Purnell told the News about 120 youth have signed up but with only five coaches so far, making up teams from a wide range of ages won’t make much sense.  “We […]

The Sexsmith Skating Club’s Starstruck ice show showcased over 60 skaters performing a variety of Vegas-inspired acts on ice on Sunday. 

Jason Schilling was re-elected as the president of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) last week, just ahead of Grande Prairie teacher Peter Mackay.  Schilling received 5,619 votes and MacKay 5,263; another Grande Prairie resident - Donovan Eckstrom - received 663 votes. This will be Schilling’s fourth term.  Jason Schilling (Photo Supplied) Teachers from across the […]

Nearly 60 people were honoured at this year’s County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service and Enforcement’s 2024 graduation and service award ceremony March 14. Fifty-nine members were recognized for their years of service, outstanding contributions, and career milestones, and three Fire Services graduates celebrated completion of their training.   Families, community members, county councillors and staff joined in recognizing the graduates as they took their official oath, administered by […]

After 44 years the self-described man of many hats - mayor, actor, producer, manager, lawyer - has decided to retire.  Wayne Ayling says after many years of “28 hours a day, 8 days a week” it’s his time to retire from the Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT).  He’s left a long trail of imprints across […]

The Town of Sexsmith has reopened access to its residential snow dump. Located by the railroad tracks, it is one of the town’s two snow dumps.  “We know that sometimes, especially as snow builds up, there’s not a lot of availability, since they’re not supposed to put it out on the street,” said Sexsmith Kate […]

After an eight-month investigation police call “complex,” a 43-year-old Grande Prairie man has been charged in a double fatality crash on Hwy. 43 last summer. Edward Cameron is charged with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drug causing […]

A Valleyview library board member has resigned, stating the board is abusing its power, lacking transparency, dismissing public input, miscommunicating and intimidating the public.  Kelli Reimer resigned as a trustee on social media on March 4, after almost 15 years serving the library in different capacities. “Despite my commitment to advocating for library users and […]

Last Thursday’s provincial budget contained little that was new for the Grande Prairie region. Line items tagged for the South Peace were on health care and education. Some $189 million over three years has been allocated to the Beaverlodge Hospital replacement, the Mountview Health Complex. The province’s 2025 to 2028 business plan includes $43.8 million […]

For 20 years, Faris Jean Atkinson has worked in mental health promotion in one way or another. “Most of my life has been in healthcare and safety, and in 2000 my passion shifted over to mental health,” she said. “I’ve always been out in the community, doing something, and with every organization or company I’ve […]