Grande Prairie Museum’s Heritage Village was transformed into an area of frights and scares this month. The Heritage Village Folktales Tours returned for its fifth year on the weekend of Oct. 18, which had readers and actors performing local scary stories. “The stories are pretty scary,” said Bethe Goldie, Generations Readers Theatre co-ordinator. Misha Albert […]
Camping rates at the Heritage Park campground in Sexsmith are going up Feb. 2. Rates at the town’s campground will increase from $30 to $35 per night; $180 to $225 per week; and from $725 to $850 per month. Sexsmith Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Rachel Wueschner said the newer rates will better align with other […]
Photo: Arline took Remi Waller, 5, out on the ice at the rink on Main Street in Sexsmith this week. Council voted Monday to shelve a rezoning application for Forest Grove that would have seen multi-unit dwellings. (Photo by Austin Payeur) A proposal that was intended to bring more affordable housing units to Sexsmith will […]
The Town of Sexsmith is looking for green funding opportunities to improve energy efficiencies at the community centre, curling rink, arena and civic centre. Sexsmith council will apply for grant funding for a $80,000 study to be made on the energy efficiency of critical municipal buildings. On Dec. 15, the council moved to apply to […]
Sexsmith residents can expect to see a 4.3 per cent increase to water and wastewater rates starting March 1. On Monday, Sexsmith council gave three readings to Bylaw 1104, which lists an increase for residential water and wastewater charges to $5.62 per month in 2026. Wastewater rates will increase to $2.96 from $2.93 per cubic […]
A rezoning application that would lead to multi-family housing on about 32 ha of land in Forest Grove in Sexsmith is being met with strenuous opposition. A public hearing in council chambers Monday saw about 35 people express concerns over increased traffic, parking and emergency access. Landowner Intra Fidem Investments of Grande Prairie filed a $604 […]
Three free courses coming to the Shannon Municipal Library next month hope to dispel women’s health myths for Sexsmith residents. Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) Carly Barker will be hosting courses at the library on Feb. 5, 12 and 19 to answer questions about perimenopause and menopause. “It’s an important part of aging that affects […]
Sexsmith business owners have until March 31 to apply for the town’s Small Business Tax Incentive. First offered in 2019, the program offers small businesses with five or fewer employees the opportunity to get up to a 25 per cent reduction on the municipal portion of their property tax bill. “We try to make sure […]
