Jennifer Wood, the woman behind the scenes of the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP), is being honoured by the federal government with an Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award (EMESA). While an award ceremony was hosted in Ottawa Sept. 7, Wood remained in the region as she manages wildfire evacuees from the Northwest Territories. Wood […]
The Town of Beaverlodge is entering its fifth month dealing with a failure in its water meter reporting system. Now, residents are being encouraged to send photos of their water meters into the town. “All the meters are working within the houses,” said Town of Beaverlodge Chief Administrative Office (CAO) Jeff Johnston. “It’s just the […]
To many Wembley residents, Betty Wathen was always “Betty from Wembley Greenhouses.” “They may not even have realized what her last name was,” her daughter, Nina Wathen, remembered. “She was the go-to person long before Google; if you had a problem with a tree, or a petunia, or flower, you went to Betty from Wembley […]
The Sexsmith and District Chamber of Commerce will be ceasing operations by year’s end, according to president Jennifer Ireson. Ireson said current members are being asked to sign on with the Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce. The Sexsmith chamber’s board of directors felt the association’s board was too small to provide members the […]
