One County of Grande Prairie dog park is finding funds for furry residents while another is looking for a home. Earlier this year, county council moved to proceed with two parks, one in Clairmont and another in Whispering Ridge. It approved $18,598 on May 25 for the development of the park in Clairmont as well […]
More than three dozen first responders will be dispatched to a water body in Saddle Hills County in the depths of winter to hone ice and cold water rescue skills. On Aug. 11, county council approved a $112,500 Ice and Cold Water Rescue Service Level Enhancement project for its emergency services department. County manager of […]
Grande Prairie’s Centre for Creative Arts (CFCA) has regained its charitable status after more than a year and the new executive director is thrilled to hear it after the city declined a recent request for emergency funding. CFCA announced the updated status on social media on Aug. 21, just a few days after Grande Prairie […]
A controversial Confined Feeding Operation (CFO) in Saddle Hills County by the Hutterian Brethren of Timberline just off the Peoria Road east of Hwy. 2 will go ahead. The Natural Resource Conservation Board (NRCB) handed down its approval of the application July 29. It comes after 25 landowner objections were filed to the project that […]
When Canadian country music star Brett Kissel tells you to raise your glass, have a good time, and sip a little sunshine, you raise your glass and you drink that sunshine down. Kissel headlined the County of Grande Prairie’s 75th anniversary celebration at Evergreen Park Aug. 21-22, a two-day recognition of how far the county […]