As a self-proclaimed ‘Peace Country girl’, Dr. Deanna Funk wanted to plant her roots in rural Alberta. Funk has worked as a physician at the Central Peace Health Centre in Spirit River since August of 2022, providing healthcare for rural residents and sticking close to her Peace Country roots. Funk said she feels “fulfilled” by […]
The harvest season in the South Peace is in the rearview, with a rainy spell bringing its swift end. County of Grande Prairie ag fieldman Sonja Raven said yields have been mixed. “We had some really, really good crops, we had some average crops and then there were a couple of spots where they didn’t […]
Class is back in session as two retired schoolteachers embrace technology and give Grande Prairie region residents a local history lesson in their new video series. Bethe Goldie, 71, and Linda Schofield, 68, applied for a Telus StoryHive grant last year, which led to the creation of A Grande Education, a 10-episode series on local […]
Repeated vandalism has once again forced the closure of the lookout gazebo at Sunset Lake Park in Wembley. After being closed for fire damage in May of last year, the gazebo was damaged when vandals removed sideboards and graffitied earlier this month. Town of Wembley Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Noreen Zhang said it was closed […]
The Coordinated Care Campus (CCC) will receive a new roof with council approving up to $780,000 from the Financial Stabilization Reserve at Monday’s council meeting. Council recently allotted an additional $1.14 million to the site to complete phase three of its construction at a special council meeting on Aug. 29. “The building condition assessment report […]