Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is adding two new health care programs to its offerings.The institution will expand the Practical Nurse (PN) diploma to Fairview and develop a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) certificate expected to launch next year.The announcement comes after the province announced $193 million to create 8,000 seats in high-demand post-secondary programs across Alberta. “This expanded […]
Edward Bader has played a role in the lives of many artists - as well as non-artists - as a teacher in the Grande Prairie region for years.This will be his last year teaching at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP). After 25 years, Bader is retiring and will display a series of his drawings in his exhibition Drawing […]
Wastewater rates in the town of Beaverlodge will be raised for the first time in three years.During the regular meeting of town council on April 11, a bylaw was passed to make amendments to the town’s water utility bylaw. Wastewater rates will be increased from $1.53 per cubic metre to $1.80.The increase aligns wastewater rates […]
The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) is supporting indigenous people to stage their traditional smudging ceremonies there.Patients and families at the hospital can request the opportunity to smudge a ceremony of burning sacred plants, accompanied by a prayer. Within 20 minutes of the request, the hospital will re-route that room's air to be ventilated outdoors. […]
A group of Grande Prairie residents is gathering signatures for a petition to create a plebiscite on the Grande Prairie Municipal Police Service.City council voted to create a municipal police service on March 6, a move that will see the RCMP contract policing phased out of the city over five years. The Peace Country Progressive Alliance […]