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The president of the Alberta Medical Association says Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to transfer some Alberta Health Services hospitals to third-party operators would add redundancy, red tape, and bureaucracy to Alberta’s health care system and complicate the ongoing staffing crisis. At a members-only United Conservative Party town hall event in Drayton Valley on Aug. 17, […]

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The lights are up for a film festival to take place at the Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT) this summer. The Peace Region Independent Media Arts Association (PRIMAA) Summer Film Festival June brings local filmmaking to the screen June 21. The festival will feature three films made during the annual Frantic48 Festival, which took place […]

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The cost of repairs to Bear Creek Dam has increased but the city says they need to be completed even though the future of the dam is uncertain.  The city will be gathering resident input until June 22 on the future of the dam. “Regardless of what we choose to do with any of the […]

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Though evacuees have returned to their homes, the Kiskatinaw River remains out of control as of press time.  Residents in the area north of Twp Rd 710 to 740, east of the provincial border to Rge Rd 132, returned to their property June 13. As of press time, an evacuation alert for that area remains […]

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Town & Country News has been recognized by the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) for its excellence in news and photography in 2024. Not a hospital: A complementary service to GPRH published July 4 by Austin Payeur was named Best Local News Story by the provincial association in 2024.    “Congrats to the newsroom for […]

Feral rabbits more than a nuisance in Grande Prairie

Residents of Swanavon brought concerns about the feral rabbit population in their neighbourhood to city council on June 2. They are frustrated with the destruction that the rabbits have unleashed upon the neighbourhood.  “The rabbits are consuming plants, flowers, destroying lawns, gnawing on trees, creating holes in the ground, which poses a hazard and is […]

Hard work makes Tough Love: Feature-length film to debut on June 18

Nine days of hard work and planning on a La Glace farm last summer will take to the screen this month. Tough Love, the first feature-length film written, directed, and produced by Slave Lake filmmaker Sonja Jarrett, will see its premiere at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Theatre on June 18. Jarrett told the […]

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PHOTOS: Indian Relay races return to Grande Prairie

Evergreen Park hosted an indigenous celebration at J.D.A. Racewayon Sunday, June 8. While the Indian relay races were the main event of the celebration there was also many indigenous vendors, drummers, and dancers at the event. The White Lightning Express team for won the Indian Relay Racing championship at the Indigenous Celebration. They will now […]