Grande Prairie will see the closure of two medical labs for a new state-of-the-art community lab on Dec. 5, Alberta Health Services announced Monday. The new lab will replace the two existing Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) at Junction Pointe and Northwestern Polytechnic.The new DynaLIFE lab is being setup in Grande Prairie, Alta. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, […]
An upcoming Wembley workshop hopes to spread the word about mental health among local agricultural workers.The Talk, Ask, Listen workshop will be hosted at the Wembley Source Energy Arena & Recreation Centre on Nov. 24.Provided by the Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMAF), the workshop will run for approximately four hours, covering mental health and mental […]
Clare’s Law has been in place since April of last year to help protect Albertans.As part of our continuing coverage of Family Violence Prevention Month, Town & Country News sat down with Odyssey House executive director Lisa Watson to discuss Clare’s Law, and what it has done to help local residents.The Disclosure to Protect Against […]
Changes will be coming to city transit next Saturday (Nov. 27) as the city looks to improve connectivity and schedule reliability. The changes are coming after customer feedback and system data, the city says in a news release. The entire schedule has been revised, and will see waits of 30 minutes extend to 40 per trip on […]
City council has set aside three days for budget deliberation this week, with a proposed three per cent tax increase on the table. “It will be a tough budget,” said Jackie Clayton, Grande Prairie mayor.“I think that across the province and across the country, we're seeing communities make tough decisions.”She said multiple discussions will be held […]