Aviana, 6, rode ahead of Melissa Robert and Victoria Gilby at the Sexsmith Terry Fox Run on Sunday. The trio were just three of the 31 runners, walkers, and bikers that partook in this year’s event, raising funds in the fight against cancer. As of Tuesday, the Sexsmith Terry Fox Run raised over $8,100, while […]
From water usage to the morality of tech companies — a range of concerns about the future build-out of Alberta’s data centre infrastructure was front and centre as Minister Nate Glubish fielded questions from the public in Grande Prairie last Friday. Glubish, Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, hosted the last of the province’s four […]
The resignation of two councillors earlier this month have Sexsmith and Wembley facing the prospect of byelections less than a year after the 2025 municipal election. Town of Sexsmith coun. Ken Hildebrand announced his resignation at the start of the Sept. 8 regular meeting. Hildebrand told the News he has been clashing with some at […]
When the former prime minister comes to town, the people come to listen. Northwestern Polytechnic’s Side Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence hosted the inaugural event in its four-part speaker series Sept. 8, welcoming Canada’s 22nd prime minister, the Rt. Hon. Stephen J. Harper, who shared his “perspectives on leadership, economic resilience and opportunity in an increasingly […]
A $60,000 facelift is set to take place at the Northern Alberta Railway (NAR) Station in Sexsmith this fall. On Sept. 8, town council moved to redirect $22,800 allocated in the 2026 capital budget to the Sexsmith & District Museum Society as well as an additional $16,835 from capital reserves to fund renovations to the […]