The Alberta Winter Games (AWG) will be in Grande Prairie Feb. 16-19. More than 2,400 athletes and coaches are expected to come to the region and compete in over 18 different events. “It’s like a mini-Olympics,” said Lisa Kerkhof, 2024 AWG games manager. The games will kick off with an opening ceremony on Friday night […]
A new partnership hopes to help grow rural communities by attracting remote workers away from the big cities. The County of Grande Prairie announced on Jan. 10 that the county, as well as Beaverlodge, Wembley and Sexsmith, have made a partnership with YOLO Nomads, an online directory that seeks to advertise smaller communities across the […]
The Town of Beaverlodge has a peace officer again. Wes Kardash stepped into the role Dec. 19. Kardash comes with over 17 years of experience as a certified Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspector and Dangerous Goods inspector. “My focus is public safety, infrastructure protection and municipal regulatory matters,” Kardash told the News. “I’m a […]
The Healing Arts Program Initiative (HAPI) is celebrating 20 years at the Centre for Creative Arts (CFCA) and its teachers believe it has the happiest students. The impetus for the program came with the realization many people faced barriers to participating in art classes. “Sometimes it's a financial barrier, sometimes it's a physical barrier, sometimes […]
The stage is set at the gym at Sexsmith Secondary School. A dog lies in a contented curl in the spotlight. And then a voice says: “The sun’ll come out, tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there’ll be sun!” Since September, students have been waiting for the sun to come up tomorrow. On Sunday, […]