The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) strike has seen federal workers in cities and towns across the country take to the picket lines and the streets, even here in the South Peace.The strike began on April 19, after PSAC and the federal government failed to reach an agreement.The protest is the biggest strike in […]
Bill Bessent is a Grande Prairie Second World War combat veteran; he saw Winston Churchill with his own eyes and even spoke to the Queen. On April 15, he received a pin from the Grande Prairie Royal Canadian Legion #54, where he has been a member for 77 years. Second World War veteran Bill Bessent was presented […]
In the lobby of the Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT), mounted on a metal pole, is an incandescent light bulb.It is, according to theatre general manager Wayne Ayling, the ghost light.It’s a theatrical tradition which dates back for decades; every night, when the performances are over and the doors are closed, the ghost light stays […]
Train relocation and grain elevation are in the near future for the Sexsmith and District Museum Society.Society fundraising chairperson Linda Drysdale said the museum society is still working to receive a 1953 diesel locomotive engine, with hopes to have it on display by the time of the town’s Chautauqua Days.Drysdale said the company which owned […]