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Ahead of budget deliberations commencing Nov. 13, City of Grande Prairie council will be considering residents concerns about where it spends funds in 2025. Residents rated asphalt crack sealing, snow clearing and rapid flashing beacons in crosswalks as their top priorities for city projects. They also consider public safety, indoor recreational facilities, homelessness initiatives as […]

It was a full house in Sexsmith were more than 400 people attended the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Civic Centre.  The ceremony included cadets standing sentry and participating as a colour guard.  “We're here today to remember all veterans,” said Brain Burkhart, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #60 Sexsmith padre.  Among the people to speak […]

In Beaverlodge, the Remembrance Day service commenced with a parade set out from the Beaverlodge Elementary School led by a colour guard and members of the Beaverlodge Legion Branch #121 to the Beaverlodge Community Centre. Stan Berry and a few young scouts laid a wreath on behalf of Scouts Canada. Hythe Wembley

The Town of Sexsmith has a new Assistant Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in Alex Wories. Wories stepped into the role three weeks ago.  She previously lived in the Sexsmith area from 1995 to 2006, before returning to town in 2016. Previously, Wories had worked in administration in the oil and gas sector, and had worked […]

Despite being flooded out this summer, renovations continue under Grande Prairie Legion Branch #54 to open a new space for local youths in the branch’s basement. Legion president Dean Langton said he anticipated renovations to be completed by mid-December, with the space to open for youths in January. “There really isn’t any place in town […]