Covenant Health has requested $1 million from the province for a study to evaluate a new, integrated continuing care centre for seniors that would offer urgent, primary and ambulatory care to residents from a “Catholic mindset” in Grande Prairie. Grouard-McLennan Covenant Health Community Committee board member Russ Snoble said the organization has applied for funding […]
While the province was announcing $5 million for development of a new youth care facility in the city, Alberta’s largest union was condemning its logistics. Last week the province announced it has tagged $14.5 million for campus-based care facilities to “ensure rural and underserved communities have access to reliable therapeutic care for youth”. Part of […]
Cervical cancer screening to residents is now being offered at the Saddle Hills County Health Clinic. On Jan. 30, the county announced the clinic, operated by nurse practitioner Courtney Sideroff, would be adding the service. “There’s been a lot of patients inquiring about getting their cervical cancer screening or the pap test, as other people […]
The legacy of respected Métis Elder Angie Crerar will live on in myriad ways, from her service to others, to her wisdom, and her ongoing advocacy for Métis Peoples across Canada, her daughter Bonita Nowell from Yellowknife said. Crerar, who was born in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories in 1936, lived most of her life in […]
A Spirit River resident is encouraging Canadians to share the stories of fallen WWII soldiers following a Netherlands trip. Bill Vandenduggen said that while he was taking a trip to visit family in his homeland of the Netherlands a year and a half ago, he made a point to visit the grave of Spirit River-born […]