Youths took to the woods south of Sexsmith with the Forest School program on May 12. Hosted by A Wilder Calm, a local group offering tours and programs for elementary school students in the Grande Prairie area, approximately 10 students with the program get a chance to explore the forests around town on Tuesdays to […]
A free community pantry on 98 St. in Sexsmith seeks to aid those in need. Opened by Jake and Faye Laberge on May 7, the “Neighbors Pantry” offers free non-perishable food items and other necessities for those in need from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. “We do soaps, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste, feminine hygiene, […]
The doors of the Spirit River Secondary School were first opened on Dec. 11 of 1970. Fifty years later, former students have been invited to a reunion this July. Organizer Ed Zaichkowsky said that while he hoped to see plenty of former students who graduated from the school from 1971 to 1981, students from across […]
Almost 100 Clairmont residents have signed a petition to lower speed limits in the community. Since mid-April, resident Casey Howson has been going door-to-door with a petition for residential roads in Clairmont north of 100 Ave. to be reduced to 30 km/h. “A crash at 50 km/h has only a survival rate of 15 to […]
With the construction of the new Teepee Creek Fire Station expected to be completed near the end of this summer, County of Grande Prairie council officially borrowed $4.45 million to ensure that happens. After passing first reading of Bylaw #3263 – Teepee Creek Firehall Borrowing Bylaw at its Dec. 15, 2025, regular meeting, council voted […]