The Bear Creek Folk Festival (BCFF) will receive $80,000 from the city. City council approved $50,000 in sponsorship and an additional $30,000 from the Council Strategic Initiatives Fund at last Monday’s (March 11) regular council meeting. “We're very grateful that council is so supportive of the festival and such a fantastic partner in this event,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]