About 20 Woking-area landowners are objecting to a Confined Feeding Operation (CFO) with 120,000 chickens just off the Peoria Road east of Hwy. 2. The Hutterian Brethren of Timberline’s application for NE 36-76-5 W6M in Saddle Hills County is currently being reviewed by the Natural Resource Conservation Board (NRCB). A layer barn with manure shed, […]
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says a pilot project that deploys virtual physicians across five emergency departments (ED) has helped mitigate closures. According to AHS, 306 hours of virtual physician coverage* has been provided in the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital ED since the facility joined the pilot program Feb. 5, 2025. The ED has had one 12-hour […]
What does a stump reveal about our connection to nature? In the woods of Goodfare, local artist David McGregor stumbled into this question after carving shallow bowls into a series of stumps with a chisel in 2021. “We mostly live with wood heat so I harvest my own firewood, and usually I selectively cut trees […]
One Grande Prairie band is getting in some practice before they plan on taking to the stage in Scotland next year. Grande Prairie & District Pipe & Drums pipe major David McLean said the band will compete in the 2027 World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. 2027 will be the second time the band, consisting […]
One young Grande Prairie resident spoke to city council last week with an idea local dogs could really sink their teeth into. Eleven-year-old Brady McCorkle plans on adding four “take-a-stick, leave-a-stick” stations at local dog parks, offering prepared sticks for dog-owners to play with their canine companions. “Then the dog owners don’t have to walk […]