Sunrise House Youth Emergency Shelter’s move into its new home just before Christmas “could not have happened at a better time,” reports Tanya Wald, executive director. The shelter is currently under capacity; if it were still in its old location, it would be over capacity. “We were sitting at capacity quite a bit at the […]
Local artist Aretha Laverne shared her creative process and how she connects with her community via the Travelling Exhibition Program Northwest (TREX NW) last week. Laverne’s artwork exhibit opened Thursday (Feb. 22) at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s (AGGP) in recognition of Black History Month. Her work is being displayed on the TREX wall […]
The Town of Sexsmith will close down Main Street this September for a new fall event. The town’s first-ever chili cookoff is a go following council’s approval of the event on Feb. 20. Don’t be Chy Boutique owners Darryl and Chyanne Smith are spearheading the red-hot cooking competition, having presented the pitch for the cookoff […]
The South Peace home of prickly pear cacti and sandstone cliffs has been declared a provincial park. The province declared Kleskun Hills Natural Area a provincial park in January. The move saw 2,700 acres, about 1,100 hectares, declared a park, not including the Kleskun Hill Campground. “It’s a real special area,” said Minister of Forestry […]
The Grande Prairie Palliative Care Society (GPPCS) is recruiting pets for their pet visitation program. Dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters and their owners are all needed as volunteers for the society’s pet visitation program. “The visitor who owns the animal can also be like a friendly visitor to the patients,” said Kristen Yaceyko, GPPCS director. The […]
Improving kidney care and cardiac units are priorities of the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation (GPRHF). The foundation gave an update to city council on its efforts to improve regional health care at the Feb. 12 council meeting. “Northern doctors have identified, as a large concern, a fully functioning cardiac care unit, which we currently […]
Local government and entrepreneurship are now on the curriculum at St. Mary’s Catholic School. Thanks to a unique new initiative, all grades at the K-8 school in Sexsmith are taking a hands-on role in being an adult, from running a business to forming a miniature government outside of the school. “We have a government with […]
A glimmer in every little girl’s eye. A dream is drifting on the wind, ready for eager hands to snatch it up, and you can almost hear the lyrics of Bert Parks in the air. “Theeere she is … Miiiss …. Teepee Creek Stampede.” It’s not exactly Miss America, but it might be the […]