A scheduled meeting with Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck at his constituency office with a group of citizens concerned about the education system was abruptly cancelled 15 minutes before it was to begin. The group - made up of former teachers, parents, an educational assistant, and the chair of a school council - were among […]
A new podcast from the Resource Centre for Suicide Prevention (RCSP) is looking to help remove the stigma around improving mental health while also highlighting experiences and groups promoting mental health and research in northwestern Alberta. Cara Jones, RCSP communications co-ordinator, is producing and hosting Starting Conversations. “It's all about mental health because that's how […]
Stakeholders of the Beaverlodge Hospital Foundation (BHF) were smiling widely last week after receiving a $100,000 donation from Whitecap Resources. BHF chair Susie Lefferson said the donation will go towards ‘enhancements’ to the Mountview Health Complex. “They turned up last week with one of those oversized checks already written out,” she said. “I was absolutely […]