Staffing, increased call volumes and supply chain issues are some of the challenges Alberta Health Services (AHS) emergency services is currently experiencing in the Grande Prairie region. Rob Barone, AHS North Zone operations associate executive director, said a variety of factors are at play: “An increase in 911 event volumes (and) inter-facility transfer volumes, emergency […]
A million dollars allocated in the provincial budget will help lay the groundwork for a new health complex in Beaverlodge. The Budget 2023 Capital Plan has identified the contribution of $1 million in 2023-2024 for the construction of the Mountview Health Complex. Mayor Gary Rycroft said in an interview with the Town & Country News […]
The Canadian Mental Health Association Northwestern Alberta (CMHA) received over $65,000 from fundraisers last weekend. The Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) brought in $35,000 last Saturday (Feb. 25), while later in the evening, the Grande Prairie Storm hosted Lift the Mask night, where Connor Mackenzie presented a cheque for the money raised to date […]
After hosting delegations throughout the day and into the evening, city council decided in the early morning hours of Tuesday it will be replacing the RCMP with its own municipal police service. At Monday’s regular council meeting, chambers were packed, filled mainly with people opposing a municipal police service. The debate went on late into […]
Family doctors plan to re-open the doors of the Beaverlodge Medical Clinic within the next month. Dr. Camellia Presley has worked in Hythe and Beaverlodge for the past decade, after commencing her career at the former medical clinic in Beaverlodge as a new grad. Now, she and doctors Robert Crowe, Florentina Duta and Saurabh Parmar […]