Saddle Hills County has joined the County of Grande Prairie as well as the MD of Greenview in declaring an agricultural disaster. Saddle Hills County council made the declaration July 22 due to the “severe nature of the ongoing drought conditions occurring throughout our region,” according to a media release. “We join other municipalities in […]
Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a fatal shooting by Grande Prairie RCMP earlier this month. The shooting happened in the early hours of July 19. ASIRT says on July 18 at 10:36 p.m., a peace officer was pulling over a vehicle when they noticed another vehicle being driven erratically, speeding away and […]
Six Sexsmith residents received thumbs up for their green thumbs this week. Isak Skjaveland, Angela Taylor, Darcy Potter, Cam and Chantel Palfy, Judy Jickling, and Lyndon and Marlene Wall are Communities in Bloom (CiB) Nominate your Neighbour Contest winners. Nominate your Neighbour offered residents a chance to nominate someone they knew with a yard or […]
A Grande Prairie local will be representing the city on the international stage during the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore in August. Natasha Evenson, 40, says she has been swimming since she was five years old. This is her first time travelling overseas for competition. “I've swum all my life, I've done provincials, I've […]
Wembley residents will soon have access to a second licensed daycare with the opening of the Early Explorers Child Development Centre (EECDC) on Aug. 5. EECDC executive director Tanya Skinner said the not-for-profit licensed daycare will offer care for up to 76 children from 12 months to 12 years from Monday to Friday from 6 […]
“History is us,” David Leonard once said. “A culture that’s lost its history is like a person who has lost their memory.” With his passing on July 3, it’s only right that we keep the memory of David Leonard alive. Archivist, author and historian, David is being remembered as a man who lived and breathed […]
Wembley residents enjoyed a soft opening of the new bike park July 15. Developed by Hoots Inc. in the town centre sports field, about 45 youth attended the opening and were invited to do some test rides. “I’m really impressed by the kids,” said Wembley Community Services Director Christina Ketchum. “Their patience has been great, […]
A mobile “rain tower” is making it rain. The structure will help protect communities from wildfires by using a sprinkler system that pumps about 1,800 litres per minute from 30 metres in the air. Wildfire Innovations Inc. demonstrated its Rainstream tower to city officials on Wednesday, July 16, in the South Bear Creek corridor. Founder […]