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Thursday saw four new murals go up in Beaverlodge, making for a total of 15 in the community. Three are painted by local artist Suzanne Sandboe, as a tribute to W.G. McFarlane who famously surveyed the Peace River country in 1909-1910. “He had one of the largest contracts to survey back in the days,” Sandboe […]

Saddle Hills County is reporting recruitment efforts to date have been unsuccessful in securing a replacement nurse practitioner.  Palvi Sharma was hired when the clinic opened in March of 2024; Sharma’s maternity leave starts next month. County Communications Co-ordinator Monica Rogers said the Saddle Hills County Health Clinic will be temporarily closed on Oct. 1 […]

Town & Country News brings you this unofficial list of candidates registered as of Tuesday afternoon.  The official list will be released by municipalities following the close of nomination day on Monday.  Town of Beaverlodge Mayor: Gary Rycroft and Terry Dueck. Councillors: Hugh Graw, Stan Berry, Cyndi Corbett, Judy Kokotilo-Bekkerus, Jennifer Wolan, Cal Mosher, Richard […]

Northern Alberta’s first standalone nurse practitioner led practice will open its doors in Wembley in November.  Nurse practitioners (NP) Chantelle Gray and Tegan Ruether are set to take over operations of the medical clinic with a third expected to join the practice next summer. Gray and Ruether are graduates of Athabasca University (AU) and are […]