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March 20, 2025

Jason Schilling was re-elected as the president of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) last week, just ahead of Grande Prairie teacher Peter Mackay.  Schilling received 5,619 votes and MacKay 5,263; another Grande Prairie resident - Donovan Eckstrom - received 663 votes. This will be Schilling’s fourth term.  Jason Schilling (Photo Supplied) Teachers from across the […]

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Unofficial results of the 2025 municipal election

October 23, 2025
The unofficial results of the 2025 municipal and school trustee elections began appearing late Monday night and into Tuesday morning. Changes to the Elections Act have caused all ballots to be hand-counted, unlike previous years, which used tabulators. Results from Sexsmith and the County of Grande Prairie arrived around 11 p.m. on Monday, while the […]

GP youth darting around the globe

October 23, 2025

Two young Grande Prairie youth are jetsetting across the globe due to their exceptional skill at the dart board.  Shaelyn Boone, 14, recently returned from South Korea with a bronze medal while Saylee Blois, 16, headed to Hungary on Wednesday. “It's just fun,” said Boone, who took home a bronze medal representing Canada at the […]

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Over 800 gather in support of teachers in Grande Prairie

October 23, 2025

Over 800 people gathered in support of teachers at the Fight For Education Rally at CKC field in Grande Prairie on Sunday morning.  Teachers have been on a province-wide strike since Oct. 6.  Jason Schilling, Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) president speaks at the Fight For Education Rally at CKC Field in Grande Prairie on Sunday, […]

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Dayle Ross: “Blessed” to hit the ice this year

October 16, 2025

Despite starting hockey at three years of age, 22-year old Dayle Ross said that growing up, the idea of joining a professional women’s league wasn’t even a possibility. On Oct. 6, the New York Sirens signed Ross to a one-year Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement for the 2025-26 season. “We didn’t have […]

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City council approves $20,000 in new lighting pilot for Muskoseepi Park

October 16, 2025

The pond at Muskoseepi Park will be a bit brighter this winter with the launch of a new $20,000 pilot project. City council approved funding that will light up 12 large trees on the west side of the pond with multicoloured lights, on Oct. 6 during a council meeting. “I've been wanting something like this […]

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Hornbrook talks shop on Halloween decorations

October 16, 2025

Halloween decorations are popping up in anticipation of the spookiest night of the year. To help our readers’ homes be more hair-raising and less ho-hum, the News sat down with Hornbrook Hollow Haunt’s Dannette Hornbrook to talk shop on creating the most horrifying Halloween haunt. Operating on the Hornbrook farm since 2016, the annual haunt […]

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What are your community leaders being paid? 

October 16, 2025

With the municipal election looming and the Alberta premier’s directive to municipal affair minister Dan Williams to review local spending decisions — including how much elected municipal officials get paid – Town & Country News thought it would be timely to mine audited financial statements of the municipalities we serve to produce exactly that. Danielle […]

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