Town of Sexsmith council is taking a proactive approach when it comes to community inclusion. After coun. Dennis Stredulinsky moved that Mayor Kate Potter reach out to cultural groups in town, the initiative to begin building connections with council and community is moving forward. Its roots go back to a proposal brought to council last […]
The Town of Sexsmith will be pursuing a joint application with the County of Grande Prairie to apply for an Alberta Community Partnership (ACP) grant. During the council meeting last week, Sexsmith coun. Bruce Black made the motion, which would see funds used to support projects in Sexsmith’s 2018 Stormwater Master Plan and Basin Study. […]
November’s Family Violence Prevention Month may be in the rear-view mirror until 2023, but ample resources and supports exist in the South Peace 12 months a year. Pace Community Support, Sexual Assault and Trauma Centre (PACE) executive director Jacquie Aitken says treatment programs dealing with sexual abuse, as well as a safe visitation program for […]
The community has gathered 287 boxes of Christmas gifts for people in Ukraine. St. Catherine Catholic School teacher Bilyana Coburn spearheaded the campaign to collect gift boxes for the people of Novyi Yarychiv, Ukraine. Bilyana Coburn, St. Catherine Catholic School teacher and organizer, stands with some of the donations from her Christmas in Ukraine campaign […]
The usage of e-bikes and e-scooters within Grande Prairie is under review at city hall. The Public and Protective Services Committee directed city administration to bring a bylaw amendment to allow the use of e-bikes and e-scooters that was within the city's legal limits. Currently, the use of e-scooters falls under provincial legislation and they […]