The province has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order teachers back to work. It effectively ends the teachers' strike, which has been ongoing since Oct. 6. Locally, teachers have hosted a rally attended by over 800 and have written more than 1,000 letters to local MLAs explaining the classroom situation. Supporters took the streets […]
The $3.9 million Sargent Family Kidney Care Centre opened at the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Ambulatory Care Centre on Friday, Oct. 23. The centre will now offer multiple services in one spot in Grande Prairie, including hemodialysis, home peritoneal dialysis, the Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention clinic and the Chronic Kidney Disease clinic. “This is an absolute […]
Last week, a sign went up at the Beaverlodge Post Office urging customers to action. According to some local staffers, Beaverlodge, Hythe, Wembley and Sexsmith are on the list of potential rural post office closures as Canada Post undergoes restructuring. Hands Off My Post Office asked the public to stand again losing services in their […]
About a quarter century ago, a young man from Norway landed in Sexsmith. His “temporary adventure” would go on to traverse generations, change communities and leave a legacy that is unmatched. By the time of his passing at the age of 92 on Sept. 26, Isak Skjaveland had carved out a role in Sexsmith that […]
About $100,000 in football equipment was destroyed early Sunday morning in Wembley after an outbuilding on the field caught fire. The Wembley Fire Department responded to the fire at the Wembley football field at 6:35 a.m. on Oct. 19. County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service district fire chief Matthew Smith said the fire was […]
Over 800 people gathered in support of teachers at the Fight For Education Rally at CKC field in Grande Prairie on Sunday morning. Teachers have been on a province-wide strike since Oct. 6. Jason Schilling, Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) president speaks at the Fight For Education Rally at CKC Field in Grande Prairie on Sunday, […]
More than 500 of the available 600 patient applications for Wembley’s independent nurse practitioner clinic were scooped up last week by locals looking for family care providers. Nurse practitioners (NP) Chantelle Gray and Tegan Ruether will be re-opening the Wembley Clinic next month. Gray said the clinic plans to reopen with 300 patients to start. […]
Despite starting hockey at three years of age, 22-year old Dayle Ross said that growing up, the idea of joining a professional women’s league wasn’t even a possibility. On Oct. 6, the New York Sirens signed Ross to a one-year Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement for the 2025-26 season. “We didn’t have […]