Underneath the snow at Shannon Peterson’s farm southwest of Beaverlodge is a swath of black dirt which she hopes will spring into new wetland. It’s the work of Alberta Environment and Parks’ (AEP) Wetland Replacement Program (WRP), hosted in conjunction with the County of Grande Prairie and Associated Environmental Consultants. Peterson says that she decided […]
Volunteers young and old are being asked to help their community by lending a hand to their local hospital. Volunteer resources co-ordinator Mavis Mintenko says that spare hands are needed at both the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) and the Queen Elizabeth II Ambulatory Care Centre. “We have a volunteer resources office at both locations […]
Vulnerable Fragments is the latest exhibit to open at the Centre for Creative Arts (CFCA), featuring more than 140 paintings in a mosaic image. Marty Johnson is the artist behind the show and designed it with the centre's space in mind. Marty Johnson, artist, at his show Vulnerable Fragments at the Centre for Creative Arts […]
Long-time Grande Prairie resident William Robert “Bob” Neufeld hosted his last ski lesson in March at the age of 92: Teaching his great-grandkids to ski. Four generations have skied under Bob’s watchful eye; with his passing on Dec. 2, instructors at Nitehawk Adventure Park say to this day they still feel Bob’s gaze watching over […]
Local school boards ask that they be exempt from the city’s proposed stormwater utility has been denied. School board representatives were at last Tuesday’s (Jan. 16) Operational Services Committee meeting, seeking an exemption instead of a proposed grant program to alleviate costs. Though coun. Chris Thiessen made a motion to add kindergarten to Grade 8 […]