Changes to naturalized areas around the city are coming after council considered a report in September. The report, delivered to council on Sept. 16, explores the city’s Boulevard Naturalization Pilot Program that began this year with 13 hectares of land no longer being mowed in three locations: Resources Road, 84 Ave, and 116 Ave. The […]
Next month, members of the Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce will have an opportunity to speak with elected officials. The first annual Your Region, Your Voice will take place on Nov. 16 at the Pomeroy Hotel and Event Centre from 6 to 9 p.m. Chamber members will have the opportunity to address questions […]
Monthly teen programming in the Town of Beaverlodge made a gorey, Halloween debut on Oct. 12, as local youths got a first-hand course on Halloween special effects makeup. The faux-bloody evening is the first of Beaverlodge Family and Community Support Services’ (FCSS) new Skills and Chills Nights. Youths who participated in the course on Oct. […]
Spring Lake Ski Hill may open its doors for the season for the first time in nearly a decade pending grant funding, said Spring Lake Ski Hill Association board chairman Brian Peterson. The ski hill hasn’t operated since the 2017-2018 season; Peterson said it sat non-operational when it was no longer financially feasible to stay […]
Rising Above, a faith-based addictions service, has launched a $5 million fundraising campaign for a new facility. Dan Rigler, a Rising Above board member, was suspended from a crane high in the air over the Staples parking lot for the whole weekend to raise awareness and funds for the project. “Our desire with this new […]