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This weekend promises to be a hotbed of summer fun in the South Peace, with Beaverlodge and Sexsmith hosting their annual summer celebrations. This year in Sexsmith, the fun gets a headstart for its annual Chautauqua Day.  The new Warm Up Party on Main Street Friday night will set the tone for the day ahead, […]

A sod-turning ceremony took place this week to mark the beginning of construction for a $13 million residence that will provide accommodation for out-of-town patients and their families near the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH). The Ken Sargent House, south of the hospital, will offer 21 suites for patients and their families. “As a family […]

After almost 25 years a show that brought dinosaurs to life on our television screens is returning, with a local dinosaur taking the spotlight. BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs will feature Wembley’s own Pipestone Creek bonebed and its locally unique dinosaur, the pachyrhinosaurus. “I really loved the original Walking with Dinosaurs, because it was the first […]

Beaverlodge Minor Soccer is looking to patch up the field at the Beaverlodge Elementary School in time for fall. Beaverlodge Minor Soccer co-ordinator Stefan Caers said the club has been practicing at the school for the past two years, and noted that the school had been looking for ways to upgrade the fields. “The fields […]

The graduates of Sexsmith Secondary School made their way through downtown Sexsmith on Friday. Sexsmith has 91 graduates this year.