City of Grande Prairie council approved an additional $17,000 for the Grande Prairie International Street Performers festival at its regular council meeting on June 3. The additional funds come after the festival also received about $14,000 via a city grant. “Due to changes in the revenue side of things, we had to use up our […]
The Town of Sexsmith is pitching a seniors housing project to the Grande Spirit Foundation (GSF). Council moved to make a formal request to the GSF at its regular meeting of council June 3. Sexsmith Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Rachel Wueschner said the town may considering donating land adjacent to the town-owned medical clinic and […]
Musical theatre will be hitting the stage at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre after an agreement was made between Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) and the Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT) last month. NWP will now host GPLT’s musical theatre event, held every two years, on its stage. “GPLT is extremely excited about this partnership,” […]
For almost 30 years, tourists as well as locals have taken the Rotary bus to learn more about the Grande Prairie area. The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie is hosting free bus tours this summer, sharing not only the area's history but also its contributions to the world. “We try to focus on a lot […]
Sexsmith’s annual Chautauqua Days event took place on June 1, inviting the community out for a day of fun and sunshine. A pancake breakfast at the Sexsmith Civic Centre kicked off the celebrations. (Photo by Austin Payeur) Walter Paszkowski also swung by the civic centre to have a pancake breakfast. (Photo by Austin Payeur) Crowds […]
Family members were invited down to Saints’ City on May 30 to get a taste of the past five months of entrepreneurship at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Sexsmith. The school’s MicroSociety has seen youth participate in student-run businesses and government since Jan. 18, with the election for the government held on Jan. 22. “It’s […]
With the annual property tax bill arrived or on its way, increases in local municipalities range from none to nearly four percent. The Town of Beaverlodge has maintained the status quo and is holding its tax rate steady at 0, while the highest increase is in the City of Grande Prairie which is implementing a […]
Sexsmith council moved to accept the draft bylaw no. 1070, to reduce the local council from seven members to five, for information on Monday. The motion means the council will not proceed with the bylaw at this time, said Town of Sexsmith Mayor Kate Potter. “It means that there are no changes coming for the […]
Your hometown newspaper has done it again. Town & Country News/GP Regional News has been lauded by the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association for its in content with the Awards of Excellence 2023. Jesse Boily’s capture of the aurora over Sexsmith (Solar Tantrums, Sept. 21) bested 25 other entries to win first place in the Photography […]