Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) has been operating for a full year, and Town & Country News recently spoke to Alberta Health Services (AHS) about these past 12 months. Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Hospital stopped accepting patients at 6 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2021, marking the opening of its replacement across town. It would take […]
A Grande Prairie teacher is speaking out about the working conditions of substitute teachers in the province and locally. “The sub shortage is real, and so is the burnout inside every school,” writes Andrea Willman, a Grande Prairie teacher. “Because subs are not considered staff, we can never be viewed as more than first-year teachers […]
Clairmont and Wembley community members were among those recognized for their hard work following a breakfast on International Volunteers Day last week. The International Volunteer Day Celebration Breakfast, hosted at the Golden Age Centre on Dec. 5, returned to the community after a COVID-induced hiatus. It concluded with the Grande Prairie Regional Association of Volunteer […]
For the third and what he calls the final time, coun. Ken Hildebrand has asked the Town of Sexsmith council to reinstate representation at local school councils. The motion, brought forward during the town’s regular meeting of council Dec. 5, was defeated. Joining Hildebrand in favour of the motion was coun. Clint Froehlick; councillors Bruce […]