The Sexsmith Minor Hockey Club is seeking $4,500 for baseline concussion testing ahead of the upcoming hockey season. Club safety co-ordinator Nicole Friesen told the News that baseline concussion tests are given to players in the U15 and U18 teams to assist in players in the event of a concussion or injury. “We have an […]
Ever since she was a child, Sheryl Pelletier knew she was destined for the library. “When we lived in B.C., I went for a career testing to see what I would be cut out for,” she said. “The two things that I could not shake, no matter what I changed, were library technician and parts […]
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has recommended no charges for Grande Prairie RCMP officers after an investigation into the death of a 30-year-old man in their custody. Addison Hartzler, 30, was arrested after calling police to his home in the early hours of June 3, 2022. Hours later, he was found dead […]
The Grande Prairie Royal Canadian Legion Branch #54 is in search of an artist to paint a mural on the west side of its building. The long white wall dons only the Legion’s logo, so for the right artist, it's a nearly 30-metre-wide canvas. “I think it's important to embrace the history of the military […]
About 500 people turned out to the Grande Prairie stop of the Alberta Next Panel on Sept. 17 at Evergreen Park’s Tara Centre. The panel focused on six main topics: Equalization and federal transfer payments; a proposed Alberta Pension Plan, a provincial police force, constitutional changes, immigration reform and tax collection changes. “We want to […]