Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck is pushing for legislation for Alberta to better recognize foreign credentials. He is proposing Bill 203, which would create a provincial Foreign Credential Advisory Committee if passed. He says this would be a more streamlined and efficient credential advisory system. “We have a path forward that isn't lowering the bar […]
Saddle Hills County is investing $7.5 million to bring fibre optic internet to nearly 800 homes. It will become one of the first rural municipalities in the world to be connected to fibre optic internet, said county Reeve Alvin Hubert. Approximately 1,600 kilometres of infrastructure will be laid in the municipality through Canadian Fibre Optics […]
An amendment of Sexsmith’s traffic bylaws may see the return of off highway vehicles (OHV) within town limits. Town of Sexsmith council gave the first reading of bylaw no. 1077 to amend municipal traffic bylaw no. 988 on March 4 to allow OHVs in the community. “The intent would be to have residents use the […]
The Town of Sexsmith is looking for public feedback as it ponders reducing seats around the council table. Residents are invited to an open house at 6:30 p.m. on March 12 in regards to draft bylaw no. 1070, which will have the local council reduced from seven members to five. The meeting is in council […]
Drones and artificial intelligence may play a role in the province’s additional $151 million investment into its wildfire response. Announced by the Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen in Grande Prairie on Friday (March 1), the funding will span three years. “The first priority of Alberta's government is to do all we can […]
The former QEII Hospital, Centre 2000 and Muskoseepi Park are among the many subjects explored in the latest art exhibit at the Centre for Creative Arts. More than 30 of Julius Miraflor’s watercolour paintings are on display at the centre until the end of the month in his solo exhibit Beauty in the Ordinary. “That […]
There’s snow on the ground, but young football players across the county have dreams of green fields. The Sexsmith Football Club has opened up registration for both its atom and peewee leagues. “There’s been a ton of interest,” said club board member and coach Brent Richards. “We have the possibility of maybe having a third […]
The Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association (CMTA) will receive the support of the County of Grande Prairie and Saddle Hills County ahead of a series of celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and 42 veterans of the Blueberry Mountain area. CMTA executive director Renee Charbonneau said the association plans to hold three events in […]
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 […]