A County of Grande Prairie agricultural fieldman is reminding producers its Livestock Emergency Response Plan (LERP) can help them be prepared. A database for farmers to register domestic animals launched in November of 2022, LERP can help both producers and the county prepare for animal evacuation in the face of an emergency. “We felt that […]
The city will not be moving forward with a proposed composting pilot project. Last September Food Cycle Science, an Ottawa-based company, proposed to council a city pilot program to sell its FoodCycler, a powered composter, at a subsidized rate to residents. Last Tuesday (March 5), the Operational Services Committee accepted a report on the program […]
Wait times at walk-in clinics have nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, according to a report from Medimap. In 2023, the average wait time to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic in Grande Prairie was about 72 minutes. The report says that in 2023, the average wait time in Alberta was 66 minutes, compared […]
Beaverlodge’s own Geoff Walker helped make history this weekend when the Gushue rink snagged another Brier win to tie a record set by Randy Ferbey. Ferby, an Edmonton rink, won the Brier title three times from 2001 to 2003. With the win on the weekend, Team Canada won their third straight Canadian men’s curling championship […]