How do you spend 100 years? If you had 100 years to live, what would you do with that time? How would you make sure it was time well spent?It’s difficult to imagine a better answer than that reflected in the life of local centenarian Iva Foster.Iva, who was small in stature and big in […]
Kleskun Hill Museum Society president Jim Robertson says that following the society’s annual general meeting on Feb. 1, the society is planning to open the museum’s doors again in the early part of May.Over the past few years, Robertson says that the museum was open on an “as needed” basis.“If people wanted to tour, we’d […]
Four murals and other artistic ambitions are in the plans of the Beaverlodge Mural Foundation for the next year.These include a mural west of Anna’s Pizza by artist Helen Teichroeb, as well as murals created by the Beaverlodge Art Club, the Beaverlodge Regional High School art class, and award-winning artist Suzanne Sandboe.The mural created by […]
Following a $500,000 grant presentation last month, the doors of the La Glace arena project are finally open to the public, albeit in an unexpected way.On Jan. 27, the province provided more than $700,000 in funding for three community projects in the County of Grande Prairie through the Community Facility Enhancement (CEFP) grant.Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA […]
The province is investing $15 million into low-income transit programs, with $6 million tagged to support operating costs in communities across Alberta.The new funding is meant to make life more affordable as costs rise in the province.The City of Grande Prairie has approximately 700 riders utilizing accessible transit, the city said in a statement to […]