Edward Bader has played a role in the lives of many artists - as well as non-artists - as a teacher in the Grande Prairie region for years. This will be his last year teaching at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP). After 25 years, Bader is retiring and will display a series of his drawings in his […]
Wastewater rates in the town of Beaverlodge will be raised for the first time in three years. During the regular meeting of town council on April 11, a bylaw was passed to make amendments to the town’s water utility bylaw. Wastewater rates will be increased from $1.53 per cubic metre to $1.80. The increase aligns […]
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 […]