The Town of Beaverlodge has canceled its peace officer program effective June 28. However, residents will see its impact immediately as May 13 marked the last day on the job for peace officer Wes Kardash.“We’re looking for a better way, and a cheaper way, of doing it,” said Beaverlodge Mayor Gary Rycroft.“Between the cost and the […]
The next leader of the Alberta NDP party spoke in Grande Prairie last Thursday evening.Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Kathleen Ganley, Sarah Hoffman and Naheed Nenshi talked about why they should be the next leader of the party at the forum. Also on the table were health and education as well as what the NDP could do for […]
This week’s rainfall has pulled a little pressure off the province’s drought conditions for now. In Beaverlodge, the water supply was adequate pre-precipitation.“We have about a year and a half water supply in our pond,” said Beaverlodge Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Jeff Johnston.Aquatera, which supplies water to the city and county of Grande Prairie as well […]
An idea has started to grow in Hythe as construction started Saturday on a community garden at the Hythe Community Centre.Garden director Katrina Amilia works as a nutritionist, which is how she first had the idea to develop the community garden to combat food scarcity.“Our grocery stores do their best to bring in fresh produce […]