Donated seeds will be brought to the Beaverlodge Regional Hospital and planted on May 25 as part of a long-awaited gardening project. Hospital therapy assistant Hannah Goerz put out the call for seedlings over social media on April 23 to start a garden on the hospital’s back patio. “They just have picnic benches for people […]
Youths took to the woods south of Sexsmith with the Forest School program on May 12. Hosted by A Wilder Calm, a local group offering tours and programs for elementary school students in the Grande Prairie area, approximately 10 students with the program get a chance to explore the forests around town on Tuesdays to […]
A free community pantry on 98 St. in Sexsmith seeks to aid those in need. Opened by Jake and Faye Laberge on May 7, the “Neighbors Pantry” offers free non-perishable food items and other necessities for those in need from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. “We do soaps, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste, feminine hygiene, […]
The doors of the Spirit River Secondary School were first opened on Dec. 11 of 1970. Fifty years later, former students have been invited to a reunion this July. Organizer Ed Zaichkowsky said that while he hoped to see plenty of former students who graduated from the school from 1971 to 1981, students from across […]
Almost 100 Clairmont residents have signed a petition to lower speed limits in the community. Since mid-April, resident Casey Howson has been going door-to-door with a petition for residential roads in Clairmont north of 100 Ave. to be reduced to 30 km/h. “A crash at 50 km/h has only a survival rate of 15 to […]