The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) is supporting indigenous people to stage their traditional smudging ceremonies there. Patients and families at the hospital can request the opportunity to smudge a ceremony of burning sacred plants, accompanied by a prayer. Within 20 minutes of the request, the hospital will re-route that room's air to be ventilated […]
A group of Grande Prairie residents is gathering signatures for a petition to create a plebiscite on the Grande Prairie Municipal Police Service. City council voted to create a municipal police service on March 6, a move that will see the RCMP contract policing phased out of the city over five years. The Peace Country […]
Sexsmith’s new Grants to Organizations program will see three local not-for-profit organizations receive $1,000 each. On Monday, council approved applications from the Sexsmith Playschool Society, Sexsmith Football Club, and Sexsmith Figure Skating Club to receive $1,000. Funds will be provided from the Grants to Organizations account, which has a budget of $15,000. Organizations were permitted […]
The Town of Beaverlodge’s byelection is set for May 2, and three candidates are vying for the seat vacated after the resignation of Gena Jones earlier this year. This week, Town & Country News sat down with the candidates to talk about their priorities heading into the election. Lindsey Hole Lindsey Hole moved to Beaverlodge […]
Money from the provincial budget will be going toward some long-awaited upgrades at Saskatoon Island Provincial Park. The 2023 budget has allocated $6.2 million to repair and upgrade sanitary stations and wastewater systems at Saskatoon Island Provincial Park, in addition to Long Lake Provincial Park, Cross Lake Provincial Park, Garner Lake Provincial Park, Gregoire Lake […]