More than 1,200 women and children accessed the resources of Odyssey House last year, and another 2,305 calls were received by the crisis line. With the third highest rate of self-reported spousal violence in Canada, Alberta is observing Family Violence Prevention Month in November. Here in the South Peace, teams are going purple as the […]
After a decade in the role, Leanne Beaupre has stepped aside as reeve for the County of Grande Prairie. Taking a place at the head of council table is Robert Marshall, Division 5 councillor. The change took place at the annual organizational meeting on Oct. 24. Beaupre told Town & Country News she had “made […]
For the past 40 years, Kurt Balderston has been a fixture during harvest, farming malt barley and canola on the family farm near Sexsmith. It’s a lifestyle he says that he’s excited to never retire from, and it’s a commitment that received recognition from the County of Grande Prairie last month. Balderston family (Photo supplied) […]
Bilyana Coburn spoke to Grande Prairie city council last Monday (Oct. 17), looking for support in her efforts to collect donations for Ukraine. Coburn, a teacher at St. Catherine Cathollic School, ran a similar campaign there at Easter, where she collected funds and donations that were then given to people in Novyi Yarychiv, Ukraine, west […]
The Grande Prairie Public Library is hosting an anonymous art show and sale, with proceeds to be split between the artists and the library. Some of the artists have committed to donating their portion of the funds raised to the library, said Clayton Tiro-Burns, GPPL teen and new adult librarian. “There are a few well-known […]