The pond at Muskoseepi Park will be a bit brighter this winter with the launch of a new $20,000 pilot project. City council approved funding that will light up 12 large trees on the west side of the pond with multicoloured lights, on Oct. 6 during a council meeting. “I've been wanting something like this […]
Halloween decorations are popping up in anticipation of the spookiest night of the year. To help our readers’ homes be more hair-raising and less ho-hum, the News sat down with Hornbrook Hollow Haunt’s Dannette Hornbrook to talk shop on creating the most horrifying Halloween haunt. Operating on the Hornbrook farm since 2016, the annual haunt […]
With the municipal election looming and the Alberta premier’s directive to municipal affair minister Dan Williams to review local spending decisions — including how much elected municipal officials get paid – Town & Country News thought it would be timely to mine audited financial statements of the municipalities we serve to produce exactly that. Danielle […]
City Mayor Jackie Clayton wants to address what she says is an increase of graffiti in Grande Prairie. “There seems to be an increasing uptake of vandalism currently in the city,” said Clayton. Coun. Dylan Bressey said he also noticed the uptake in graffiti noting some in dangerous areas it causes shop owners to hire […]
The County of Grande Prairie will be contributing up to $2.8 million towards the city’s multisport dome structure as part of a newly signed contribution agreement between the two municipalities. Additionally, the county and the city have signed a new agreement to ensure that projects with regional benefits are reviewed collaboratively. “Both agreements demonstrate our […]