It was a quintessential small-town incident. Firefighters were out - as they do - on the annual food drive in Hythe on Dec. 4 when they had to abandon it to respond to a fire. Hythe Firefighters Association (HFA) president Kendra Walker said that in all the years she’s seen the food drive run, it […]
Four businesses have been approved for a new grant initiative in the Town of Sexsmith, receiving a total of over $3,000 for capital costs. Applications for the Micro Business Development Program closed on Oct. 30. Through the program, the town would match up to 50 per cent of eligible capital costs for local businesses, to […]
The City of Grande Prairie’s Public & Protective Services committee was given an update on possible amendments that can be made to the Alberta 911 program to better serve the local community at the Dec. 5 meeting. One idea proposes to the Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) to increase the 911 cell phone levy from $0.95 to […]
Grande Prairie regional youth may be eligible for up to $750 from the City of Grande Prairie’s Communities Building Youth Futures (CBYF) microgrant launched earlier last week (Dec. 5). The new grant is available to youth aged 13 to 30 who may be facing barriers to education or entering the workforce. “I'm not evaluating anyone's […]
The city is amending its parkland bylaw to allow the use of e-bikes and other “wheeled conveyances” within city parks. City council approved the amendments to the bylaw C1310A (parkland bylaw) at the Dec. 11 regular council meeting. “This is about helping people be safe and recognizing that there are other people, and you have […]