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People wearing orange shirts filled the field outside the amphitheatre in Muskoseepi Park in honour of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Saturday. The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre hosted a 5 km walk/run in the morning, and in the afternoon, residential school survivors shared their stories, and performances of […]

Grande Prairie Métis Elder Angie Crerar is being profiled in a new book that gives a glimpse into the prolific life of the local leader.  My Mother’s Legacy details Crerar’s journey from the perspective of her daughter, from her early childhood in the Northwest Territories to visiting the Pope at the Vatican as part of […]

Dr. Donna Mumert will be returning to Beaverlodge Health and Wellness next year as Dr. Sebastian Haupt moves operations to Grande Prairie.  Mumert previously operated a walk-in clinic at Beaverlodge Health and Wellness before retiring in June of 2022. Mumert also ran a family practice in the community; at this time, she is only going […]

Your own community weekly earned some hardware recognizing our content last Friday.  Town & Country News reporters Jesse Boily and Austin Payeur won awards at the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association’s (AWNA) Better Newspapers Competition (BNC) Awards of Excellence as well as photography honours. Boily’s photo Smoker fights fire earned first place in the Spot News […]

The first steps were made on the future site of Beaverlodge’s walking trails last week. As part of their Terry Fox Run on Sept. 21, students, parents and teachers of the Beaverlodge Elementary School headed west of the Ed Brown and Ed Hotte Ag Complex, with trail markers made by the Community Enhancement Committee. Committee […]