After an eight-month investigation police call “complex,” a 43-year-old Grande Prairie man has been charged in a double fatality crash on Hwy. 43 last summer. Edward Cameron is charged with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drug causing […]
Your local fire departments are looking for volunteers, and if you are over the age of 18, have a driver’s licence and live within 15 km of the station, you may have what it takes. County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service District Fire Chief Bryan Hall told the News ahead of Fire Prevention Week […]
It’s just around the corner now. The countdown to the Oct. 19 referendum is entering single digits, with select advanced polls open from 9 am to 8 pm starting Tuesday Oct. 13 and running through Saturday, Oct. 17. In the lead up to Referendum Day, Town & Country News has shared information on how to […]
A story started seven years ago can now be found on shelves across the city. Astina and the Quest for Medicine, a children’s book by gallery owner and Grande Prairie city coun. Grant Berg was officially released on Saturday. Berg told the News that although he has written four self-published books in the past, he […]
Throughout September, boots have been stomping on the hardwood floors of the 55 North Community Centre in Grande Prairie. The new season for the Peace Country Western Dance Club (PCWDC) started on Sept. 15, marking its 34th year of operation in the community. Every Tuesday and Thursday, students take to the floor to learn every […]
A gated seniors’ community in the Wedgewood subdivision is looking for other means of snow removal in their two cul-de-sacs this winter following a recent decision by the County of Grande Prairie to discontinue the service. The Stonegate Condo Association entered into an agreement with the county for snow removal services on a two-year trial […]
Libraries around the province closed their doors Oct. 1 as part of Alberta Public Libraries Day of Action to both prepare for the provincial government’s new library legislation and to raise awareness of the vital role libraries play in Alberta communities. Alberta’s Bill 28, The Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, was passed in […]
The City of Grande Prairie is exploring ways to address nuisance birds after one resident’s appeal in council chambers Sept. 14. Erin Atkinson Jubb, who lives in South Patterson, made a pitch to city council on Sept. 14 for its help in curbing corvid populations. “In my neighbourhood, we have so many magpies and crows […]
