Grande Prairie city council is currently mulling over what one councillor describes as the “biggest decision” council may ever make. Last Tuesday at a Committee of the Whole meeting, city councillors reviewed the Policing Transition Report (PTR) which, if adopted, would see the city replacing the RCMP with its own municipal police service. Grande Prairie […]
Citizens of Grande Prairie will be seeing more areas with native plant growth after city council adopted the Boulevard Naturalization pilot project at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. The pilot project would naturalize 13 hectares of arterial boulevard areas by ceasing mowing and allowing the land to return to a more natural state. “The best way […]
The South Peace region is doing better than some other Alberta locales when it comes to wait times for counselling services for sexual assault survivors. Still, survivors here are looking at a four-month wait time; in other parts of the province, it's more than a year. The Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS) says […]
For the past 30 years, Kathleen Turner has been working to help her neighbours via her role with the County of Grande Prairie. As director of the county’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) department, Turner has built a legacy over her long tenure. But it was a job prior to her employment with the […]
Students from across St. Mary Catholic School in Beaverlodge have been receiving a lesson in dollars and sense. In Grade 4, students peruse IGA flyers to build a three-course meal on a $100 budget, while Grade 9 students try to budget a minimum-wage lifestyle for a $300 prize. It’s all part of Financial Fridays; at […]