Sexsmith News Archive

The federal government announced more than $9.4 million in funding to Grande Prairie and area organizations at Centre 2000 on Tuesday, June 27. The funding will go to 23 organizations including the County of Grande Prairie, Philip J. Currie Museum, Sagitawa Friendship Society in Peace River and the Town of High Level. The Prairies Economic […]

One historic Sexsmith site is going to be making a move with the support of the Town of Sexsmith. Council moved Monday for the Town of Sexsmith to purchase the Emmanuel Anglican Church to facilitate the moving of the church. The town agreed to purchase the property for an appraised value of up to $75,000. […]

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation (GPRHF) and the Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF) launched a campaign Saturday to raise $1.5 million to purchase a mobile mammogram clinic for North Zone.  The Aztec Engineering 5th Annual Ball hockey tournament and silent auction fundraiser raised over $66,000, with half of the funds going to 3D Children’s Society […]

The County of Grande Prairie has lifted all its fire restrictions as of 3 p.m. today (June 19). The county is urging residents to continue practicing extreme caution throughout the fire season.  The restrictions were removed due to the region's cooler temperatures and significant rainfall, removing the Fire Restriction placed on June 14. “Residents are […]

The Town of Sexsmith is seeking members of the public to join the Medical Professionals Attraction Task Force. The town council received a report on task force during a regular meeting of council June 5. The task force was added to the committees and boards of town council, with the intention of focusing efforts to […]

The County of Grande Prairie is removing its fire ban at 5 p.m. today (June 14).  The ban has been replaced with a fire restriction and is in place for the entire county, along with the towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith and Wembley. Recent and forecasted rainfall has allowed the ban to be moved to a restriction […]

The County of Grande Prairie is monitoring wildfires surrounding the county's borders.  The Peavine Creek Wildfire crossed the British Columbia border on Thursday, June 8 near Preston Lake, and an evacuation alert was then activated.  The Peavine Creek wildfire is burning north of the larger Bearhole Lake wildfire.  According to BC Wildfire, the Peavine Creek […]

Summer fun has made a splash to the towns of Sexsmith and Wembley. Spray parks in Sexsmith and Wembley have been opened in both communities. Both parks had been slated to open by June 1, but both spray parks were opened by May 19 to coincide with the May long weekend. “There were lots of […]

The Peavine Creek Wildfire is expected to soon cross the British Columbia/Alberta border into the County of Grande Prairie, according to the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service. The county received an update from the British Columbia Forest Service that the fire is within one kilometre of the county.  “Current projections indicate that a […]

The 2023 Chautauqua Day in Sexsmith brought all kinds of sights to the parade on Saturday. Town & Country News reporters share a selection of their photos. The day include much more than a parade.