Criminal code offences are down 20 per cent in the eastern County of Grande Prairie region from the July 1 to Sept. 30 quarter last year, according to the Grande Prairie RCMP Rural Detachment revealed.The detachment shared its quarterly community policing report for the Town of Sexsmith’s council meeting on Dec. 4.Within the eastern County […]
It was a quintessential small-town incident. Firefighters were out - as they do - on the annual food drive in Hythe on Dec. 4 when they had to abandon it to respond to a fire. Hythe Firefighters Association (HFA) president Kendra Walker said that in all the years she’s seen the food drive run, it was the […]
Four businesses have been approved for a new grant initiative in the Town of Sexsmith, receiving a total of over $3,000 for capital costs.Applications for the Micro Business Development Program closed on Oct. 30.Through the program, the town would match up to 50 per cent of eligible capital costs for local businesses, to a maximum […]
The City of Grande Prairie’s Public & Protective Services committee was given an update on possible amendments that can be made to the Alberta 911 program to better serve the local community at the Dec. 5 meeting. One idea proposes to the Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) to increase the 911 cell phone levy from $0.95 to $2.08 […]
Grande Prairie regional youth may be eligible for up to $750 from the City of Grande Prairie’s Communities Building Youth Futures (CBYF) microgrant launched earlier last week (Dec. 5). The new grant is available to youth aged 13 to 30 who may be facing barriers to education or entering the workforce. “I'm not evaluating anyone's barriers because […]