Wembley News Archive

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 […]

The County of Grande Prairie has issued an evacuation alert for areas near Preston Lake.  The Peavine Creek Wildfire has crossed the British Columbia border into the county and is burning 5.5 km west of Preston Lake.  "Residents located north of TWP RD 732, west of RGE RD 131, and south of TWP RD 742 […]

Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) decided May 25 junior high programming in west county will remain at Hythe Regional School (HRS).This week, Town & Country News presents the youth perspective on the decision that saw PWPSD elect to keep the status quo rather than opening classes at its elementary and high schools in Beaverlodge.Kennedy […]

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 requests to […]

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 […]

Grande Prairie’s newest museum is gearing up for another year of educating the public about local soldiers while also bringing the community together in various ways.The Veterans Memorial Park & Interpretive Centre’s garden is currently being planted by volunteers and a new exhibit marking the 80th anniversary of the battle of Ortona and the Italian […]

Beaverlodge residents will soon be able to join a council meeting from their own homes. Town council moved on May 23 to direct administration to start livestreaming regular council meetings starting June 12. The meetings would not be recorded and the practice is due for a review in three months.Town of Beaverlodge Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) […]

After a heated and often divisive public debate, junior high programming in west county will remain at Hythe Regional School. The Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) board voted 6-3 in favour of the status quo on May 25. Vice-chair Blaine Riding, Stefanie Clarke, Martine Piebiak, Dana McIntosh, Dale Crane and Dwayne Speager voted to keep […]

Beaverlodge Regional High School (BRHS) graduates celebrated on Friday, May 26 and did a Grand March and parade through the town on Saturday. This year, BRHS is celebrating 94 graduates. Town & Country News Community Reporter Austin Payeur shares some of his photos from the graduation. Congratulation BRHS Class of 2023!