New funding for Northwestern Polytechnic’s National Bee Diagnostic Centre (NBDC) may lead to finding solutions to protecting honey bees. The NBDC received $195,000 from the Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) grant. “Beekeeping and pollination management are vital to the Canadian agricultural economy,” said Patricia Wolf Veiga, NWP Applied Research and Innovation acting dean. “This […]
The intersection of 2 Ave. and 10 St. in Beaverlodge will once again be the home to the annual Beaverlodge Art Walk on June 5. It’s set to take place from noon to 8 p.m. with 56 artisan vendors selling their wares during Beaverlodge’s biggest summer bash, while live bands will play until 2 a.m. […]
Three regional municipalities are working together to come into compliance with new privacy legislation from the province set to take effect June 11. Beaverlodge, Wembley and Sexsmith are joining together on a joint initiative to create a shared privacy management program. Sexsmith council was the last to pass a motion to enter into the partnership […]
The scheduled Alberta referendum on Oct. 19 will officially include a question on Alberta’s future place in Canada. Premier Danielle Smith made the announcement in a televised public address May 21. “I will be requesting our government add an additional question to the October 19 referendum vote announced previously. The additional question will be ‘Should […]
Donated seeds will be brought to the Beaverlodge Regional Hospital and planted on May 25 as part of a long-awaited gardening project. Hospital therapy assistant Hannah Goerz put out the call for seedlings over social media on April 23 to start a garden on the hospital’s back patio. “They just have picnic benches for people […]
Julie and Rex Brotherwood of Beaverlodge are set to move to Grande Prairie after winning the 2026 $1.6 million Rotary Dream Home. The couple said they are waiting for final details before they move into the fully-furnished 4,627 sq. ft. home in Carriage Lane Estates. “It’s just doing all the paperwork and getting everything in […]
This year’s tax bill won’t look all that different from last year’s if you’re a resident of Sexsmith, the latest town in the region to pass its 2026 budget. Sexsmith town council passed a 0 per cent tax rate increase at its May 4 regular meeting just after approving the town’s three-year operating budget and […]
