After four days of budget deliberation, city council has endorsed a 1.71 per cent property tax increase. City administration had proposed a three per cent increase at the beginning of budget talks last Tuesday (Nov. 15). The 2023 budget is expected to be finalized at the Nov. 28 regular council meeting. City Mayor Jackie Clayton […]
The Grande Prairie RCMP is looking for public input on policing issues in and around Grande Prairie. The public is invited to five town hall events between Nov. 21 and Nov. 28. “Town hall meetings provide us an opportunity to engage directly with the community and hear the community’s perspectives on policing and community safety […]
Grande Prairie will see the closure of two medical labs for a new state-of-the-art community lab on Dec. 5, Alberta Health Services announced Monday. The new lab will replace the two existing Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) at Junction Pointe and Northwestern Polytechnic. The new DynaLIFE lab is being setup in Grande Prairie, Alta. on Tuesday, […]
Clare’s Law has been in place since April of last year to help protect Albertans. As part of our continuing coverage of Family Violence Prevention Month, Town & Country News sat down with Odyssey House executive director Lisa Watson to discuss Clare’s Law, and what it has done to help local residents. The Disclosure to […]
Changes will be coming to city transit next Saturday (Nov. 27) as the city looks to improve connectivity and schedule reliability. The changes are coming after customer feedback and system data, the city says in a news release. The entire schedule has been revised, and will see waits of 30 minutes extend to 40 per […]
City council has set aside three days for budget deliberation this week, with a proposed three per cent tax increase on the table. “It will be a tough budget,” said Jackie Clayton, Grande Prairie mayor. “I think that across the province and across the country, we're seeing communities make tough decisions.” She said multiple discussions […]
There are no plans for the return of a blood donation clinic to Grande Prairie, said the Canadian Blood Services (CBS). Grande Prairie and region residents need to travel to Edmonton to donate, a one-way trip of about 450 km. The mobile blood donation clinic closed in Grande Prairie in 2011 due to the tight […]
The Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta is looking for funds for its 2023 Vital Signs report. Vital Signs, which gives insights into the community, reports on “how we're doing as a region by measuring community well-being in 11 different issue areas, so things like education, economy, recreation, culture and health, to name a few,” said […]
Daycares in Grande Prairie are one step closer to operating around the clock. Council amended a bylaw last Monday (Oct. 31), which will allow the operating hours of daycares to be increased per the province’s new legislation (Bill 39). “It's a great opportunity,” said Jackie Clayton, city mayor. “We know as a council that we've […]
After almost six years of groundwork, the Blossoming Garden of Hope is open to the public. The garden gives grieving families a place in the city to mourn and remember their children. A family of geese, two teddy bears holding a heart are among the sculptures here; positive messages are shared on benches along the […]