The Cool Aid Society in Grande Prairie announced Friday it may need to close its doors next month after 45 years of service due to an abrupt loss of provincial funding. The funding loss will leave about 300 families and 25 to 70 youths who drop in daily without the youth centre that offers mental […]
Grande Prairie is aiming to enhance emergency services with faster deployments and increased co-operation between departments with a new $8.5 million Public Safety Communications Centre (PSCC). “The (PSCC) plays a significant role in localizing and streamlining emergency and public safety call intake and dispatch, improving response time and service delivery,” said Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie […]
The Sexsmith Wellness Coalition is reminding residents to check their trees to protect them from black knot fungus. Wellness co-ordinator Melody Sample said that the presence of the fungus has been an issue noted by council, public works and the Sexsmith Communities in Bloom committee. “Everyone has noted it between those three entities,” Sample said. […]
Saddle Hills County is asking trappers to lend a hand in maintaining beaver populations. The county is compiling a list of registered trappers who can be contacted to remove beavers from waterways ahead of county staff clearing away beaver dams if needed. “While the municipality does not consider itself to have a widespread beaver problem, […]
Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner cited low oil prices and a rising population as driving factors of $9.4 billion deficit carried in the new provincial budget released last week. The deficit represents the largest since the COVID-19 era but Horner said it wasn’t the time to cut back on core services despite the pressures on […]
A group of Dimsdale area residents say they will appeal a County of Grande Prairie decision to approve a development application for a controversial tourism operation near the Wapiti River. On Monday, the county Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) moved to approve the development of a 10-acre commercial recreation facility that will see 12 two-bedroom cabins, […]
Despite being unsuccessful in its ask for about $48,000 in tax relief from the County of Grande Prairie, an organization struck to help those facing housing insecurity in Hythe remains committed to the cause. According to the Jan. 12 county agenda package, the Helping Homeless Restart Society (HHRS) was looking for relief to increase its […]
A Huallen resident is asking the County of Grande Prairie to amend its animal control bylaw to allow livestock guardian dogs to do their work. John Heikel, owner of Whispering Winds Farms, spoke to the county Committee of the Whole on Feb. 12, asking the county to have livestock guardian dogs recognized within the bylaw. […]
