Fifty-three youths showed up at 13U, 15U and 18U player registrations for the Beaverlodge Royals minor baseball teams at the JDA County Sportsplex from April 11 to 12. Beaverlodge Minor Baseball registrar Jordan Longson told the News that 182 youths registered with Beaverlodge Minor Baseball this year, with 35 youths set to show up at […]
About 20 Woking-area landowners are objecting to a Confined Feeding Operation (CFO) with 120,000 chickens just off the Peoria Road east of Hwy. 2. The Hutterian Brethren of Timberline’s application for NE 36-76-5 W6M in Saddle Hills County is currently being reviewed by the Natural Resource Conservation Board (NRCB). A layer barn with manure shed, […]
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says a pilot project that deploys virtual physicians across five emergency departments (ED) has helped mitigate closures. According to AHS, 306 hours of virtual physician coverage* has been provided in the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital ED since the facility joined the pilot program Feb. 5, 2025. The ED has had one 12-hour […]
What does a stump reveal about our connection to nature? In the woods of Goodfare, local artist David McGregor stumbled into this question after carving shallow bowls into a series of stumps with a chisel in 2021. “We mostly live with wood heat so I harvest my own firewood, and usually I selectively cut trees […]
One Grande Prairie band is getting in some practice before they plan on taking to the stage in Scotland next year. Grande Prairie & District Pipe & Drums pipe major David McLean said the band will compete in the 2027 World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. 2027 will be the second time the band, consisting […]