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GPLT getting ready for automatic, systematic, hydromatic production of Grease

January 16, 2025

Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT) has chills, and they’re multiplying. Grease the Musical is setting up to debut next month at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre and will feature 26 cast members and an eight-piece band in a jukebox-styled set. For director Jennifer Robertson, it represents coming full circle on her theatrical career. […]

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Bike park on horizon for Wembley

January 16, 2025

Wembley residents are looking forward to a new bike park this fall. The $190,000 bike park, featuring slopes for riders of all skill levels, will be constructed by the football field. “We’re just looking at upgrading the town centre sports field,” said the town’s Community Services Director Christina Ketchum. “We have a lot of programs […]

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Proposed Beaverlodge youth centre making first steps: Community shows support

January 16, 2025

A newcomer to Beaverlodge thinks there’s a gap in service for youth and wants to do something about it. Tammi-Jeanne MacLeod moved to Beaverlodge in December after her partner landed a job in the area. Having managed a group home for high-risk youth in Fort St. John, MacLeod wanted to carve out a space in […]

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MD of SR wants to re-instate full-time AFSC office

January 9, 2025

The MD of Spirit River is hoping it can walk back another Agriculture Financial Services (AFSC) decision that sees its office open only one day a week. It’s worked before. Four years ago, the News reported AFSC intended to close this AFSC office with a staff of one in May 2021.  After pressure on the […]

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Hundreds in a pickle for pickleball

January 9, 2025
Dozens are popping into pickleball to escape the January chill, and Grande Prairie Pickleball Club (GPPC) vice president Dan Gorman said more players than ever are showing up every week. Gorman said the club has approximately 350 players, from as old as 86 to as young as five years old. “We’re expecting that to grow […]