It’s hard to believe that Sexsmith would be the way it is today without the work of Jean Rycroft.A passionate historian, Jean was dedicated to the cause of preserving Sexsmith’s historic past, from collecting the stories of pioneers to advocating for the historic frontage on the town’s main street.But according to daughter Stacy Rorem, what […]
A community art project will welcome athletes nationwide for the upcoming National Aboriginal Hockey Championship.The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie (AGGP) is facilitating the painting of more than 700 hockey pucks that will make a mural, displayed at the Design Works Centre during the tournament. “We are going to try and fill the entire vitrine,” said […]
There are discoveries being made all the time at the Alberta Genealogical Society Grande Prairie and District Branch.Society contractor assistant Juanita Jordan recently helped uncover a piece of American history while helping a friend.“My friend has struggles trying to find her family history,” she said.Joan Bowman (Photo by Austin Payeur)“I went on Ancestry.ca and put […]
City council renewed its advocacy priorities for 2024 at the March 11 council meeting. Priorities include electricity distribution costs, health care supports, medical first response funding, Northwestern Polytechnic support as well as provincial and federal funding for housing needs. “As we visit different ministers, whether they're provincial or federal, we'd like to have a document prepared that […]
A County of Grande Prairie agricultural fieldman is reminding producers its Livestock Emergency Response Plan (LERP) can help them be prepared. A database for farmers to register domestic animals launched in November of 2022, LERP can help both producers and the county prepare for animal evacuation in the face of an emergency.“We felt that it was […]