Ross Sutherland had heritage running in his veins, according to his niece Bunny Sutherland.“He was always very community-minded and grassroots-minded,” she remembered.“Heritage was so important to him. From his living room window you could see the house he was born in.“He died on the same land he was born.”More than a man who was familiar […]
The Sexsmith and Area Food Bank made its move to a new home on May 1.Volunteers helped carry boxes and set up shelves to bring the stored food from the food bank’s old location in a building adjacent to the Grace Bible Fellowship Church to a room in the Sexsmith Community Centre.Sexsmith Food Bank vice […]
Over 90 youths were part of the search for the next generation of Canadian Olympians in Grande Prairie on Monday. The RBC Training Ground at the Eastlink Centre was open for youths aged 14 to 25 to test their strength, power, endurance, and aerobic fitness.“It’s how we find and fund (future) Olympians,” said RBC brand marketing […]
A barbecue on Saturday was the first step for one neighbourhood to become FireSmart.West of the city, the neighbourhood of Sunnybrook has been working to become the county’s first FireSmart community through the FireSmart Neighbourhood Recognition Program (NRP).“We’re getting people to come together today and we’re going to start the process of making houses safer […]