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United Way Alberta Northwest and the City of Grande Prairie are each giving $30,000 in emergency funding to the Cool Aid Society to ensure its youth programming can continue. The society, which provides youth after school programs and mental health supports, announced last week it needed $60,000 to stay open to the end of the […]

The Town of Sexsmith will soon be recruiting a part time economic development officer.  On Feb. 3, town council moved to request that administration develop a job description after Sexsmith’s Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) made the request. “(EDAC) made the recommendation to council to continue moving ahead with some economic development ideas and projects,” said […]

Almost 100 years ago, the Alde family came out from Ontario to settle on 35 acres outside of Rio Grande. Today, while the farm has expanded to a 2,400-acre operation producing wheat, canola and barley, those original 35 acres are now at the heart of an innovative industry that has given the Alde family municipal […]

Two Grande Prairie teachers are vying to be the next president of the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA). Grande Prairie’s  Donovan Eckstrom and Peter MacKay are eyeing the top spot at ATA; current president Jason Schilling is seeking re-election. “It's not really a surprise to me that there are two candidates coming out of the north,” […]

The Spring Lake Ski Hill was busy with skiers and snowboarders during the Spring Lake Ski Hill Grand Opening at the Spring Lake Ski Hill in Saddle Hills County, Alta. on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Kara Teare, Spring Lake Ski Hill president, said its been many years of volunteer hours to get the ski hill […]