He does tricks. He’s housebroken. He’s hypoallergenic. And for the past two months, the newest addition to the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation’s (GPRHF) therapeutic clowning program has been hard at work bringing comfort and distraction to young patients. In December, the GPRHF received $10,000 in funding through the Global Cellulose Fiber’s Giving Fund in […]
A new school in Grande Prairie aims to help kids learn valuable real-world skills early while also getting a quality academic education. Students at Grande Prairie Technical Institute will graduate with a fully recognized Alberta High School Diploma, but with the added advantage of earning trade certifications and getting hands-on career training. The new school […]
The Bezanson Recreational Society hosted the fourth Annual Paddle Battle Pickleball Tournament on March 21 at the Bezanson Community Event Centre Gym. Over 30 players took to the floor during the tournament. Robbyn Troup and Marvin Kinch wound up taking home gold in the afternoon game with their team “Dink Responsibly,” while Mona Pohl and […]
The County of Grande Prairie’s electricity distribution resolution passed with strong support at the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) spring convention last week. The resolution, adopted March 17, reflects the county’s advocacy to the province to adopt a fairer electricity pricing model for transmission and distribution that eliminates the cost disparity across Alberta. It passed […]
Thanks to some ingenuity from Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), volunteers in Sexsmith will recognize volunteers during Volunteer Appreciation Week after the cancellation of the annual appreciation banquet. Sexsmith Mayor Kate Potter said FCSS will be building a “giving tree” for Volunteer Appreciation Week from April 19 to 25. It will travel through town […]
A recall petition for another Grande Prairie MLA has fallen short. According to campaign lead Deborah Harris, about 283 signatures (unofficial) were collected to recall Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe. The petition, which had a deadline of March 23, required 11,921 signatures. “Under Alberta’s rules, a campaign must collect signatures from 60 per cent of […]
The Town of Fairview and northwestern Alberta heaved a collective sigh of relief Tuesday afternoon when the province announced the Northwestern Polytechnic campus there would survive. Northern Lakes College (NLC) will be the new post-secondary learning provider at the campus, currently operated by NWP which announced in October it would close the campus at the […]
