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Carollers sung, hot chocolate was sipped next to a big bonfire, as the community gathered together for the annual town light up in Sexsmith on Thursday.  Hockey Days Hockey Days ran along with the Christmas in Sexsmith event, offering activities at the arena throughout the weekend.

The province announced on Monday the Mountview Health Complex in Beaverlodge will provide 24-7 urgent care services. At a packed open house for residents in June, Alberta Health Services (AHS) said Mountview would be an Advanced Ambulatory Care Centre (AACC) operating on a 16-hour schedule, providing pre-hospital care to transport patients to the Grande Prairie […]

The picket line started just after midnight last Friday in Grande Prairie for the local Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) 744 workers.  The nationwide strike has seen 55,000 postal workers head to the picket line - about 150 in Grande Prairie -  after a year at the bargaining table with Canada Post. “They (Canada […]

The Town of Sexsmith is considering sponsoring a physician to open a practice there.  Currently, the town has one physician, Dr. Cor van Tonder, who runs a clinic along with support from locum physicians. Mayor Kate Potter says the town needs more. “Our intention in exploring things is to co-operate further with Dr. van Tonder […]

Northern Alberta is all about hockey so it makes sense the perennially popular Christmas in Sexsmith gives a nod to Canada’s national game this year.  Christmas in Sexsmith event co-ordinator Karen Gron said Hockey Days in Sexsmith is meant to complement the annual kickoff to the holiday season.  “Sexsmith Minor Hockey has joined up with […]