The policy document that will direct the County of Grande Prairie’s growth and development over the next half-century received a comprehensive update last week, its first since it was adopted in 1998. Council gave final reading to and passed Bylaw #3255 - Municipal Development Plan and Hamlet Boundaries Bylaw at a special meeting April 20, […]
The Sexsmith Museum is set to open its season with one new exhibit and four more on the horizon. The nine buildings owned by the Sexsmith & District Museum Society will be open to the public starting May 1 through to Aug. 31, featuring a new exhibit at the Anderson Hall on 99 St. celebrating […]
He could have been a scientist, or a baker, a policeman, a dancer, or even a pilot — Chris Zwick chose journalist. “I just flew in and boy are my arms tired,” Zwick, the new reporter with Town & Country News, told the publication last week as he eased into his first few assignments and […]
As the wooden frame of what will soon be the Maskwa Medical Center (MMC) went up near the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital last week, local municipal partners have been taking another look at their previous bylaws regarding how to best support the first-of-its-kind medical facility in the north. The County of Grande Prairie, Saddle Hills […]
A local group and the MD of Spirit River are working together to bring 102 childcare spaces to Spirit River. The Spirit River Regional Daycare Society (SRRDS) and the MD are collaborating to bring Full Steam Ahead Academy Daycare Centre to reality in 2027. Regional Childcare Solutions Steering Committee (RCSSC) chair Jenn van Rootselaar said […]