The South Peace Professional Attraction and Retention Committee (SPPARC) is busy ensuring medical professionals consider the Peace a place to practice and live.Kate Potter, SPPARC chair, said the committee has been busy ensuring any nurses or University of Alberta residents coming to the area feel comfortable in the region. “The reality is that people don't choose […]
The Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Hospital served the Grande Prairie area for over 36 years until it was relieved of many of its duties as the region’s primary hospital in 2021. The opening of the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital left the QEII open for ambulatory healthcare services including dialysis, community-based rehabilitation services and Mackenzie Place continuing […]
Charleston, anyone?The Sexsmith and District Museum Society is seeking someone who can do the social jazz dance that was highly popular in the 1920s.A special 1929-themed fundraiser has been slated to hit the town on April 20, just in time for residents to break out their fedoras and flapper dresses.“If there’s somebody out there that […]
The Town of Sexsmith is taking steps to address costs its fire crews are incurring when attending to medical calls.Council directed administration to collect the expenses of the Sexsmith Fire Department providing Medical First Response (MFR) services at its regular meeting of council April 2.The MFR program, run through Alberta Health Services (AHS), allows fire […]
City residents may face a 5.74 per cent property tax increase instead of the 3.28 announced after budget deliberations in November. The 2024 budget has a deficit of more than $3 million after council decided to scrap its stormwater utility.“Council decided not to continue with the utility model for funding the city's stormwater operations and capital, […]