Big sister Harlow Boyne gives her baby sister Hollin a cuddle at the Halloween event at the Montrose Cultural Centre on Oct. 31. The bee sisters earned some hardware in the event sponsored by the Grande Prairie Downtown Association with the City of Grande Prairie.
Approval of the first reading of an amendment to the Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) between the County of Grande Prairie and Town of Sexsmith is the first step for a local developer to build on two parcels of land on Emerson Trail that were designated as agricultural land in the original agreement. County councillors passed […]
An RCMP officer who slipped on the ice while firing a non-lethal projectile at a man during a 12-hour standoff south of the city in January used “reasonable, proportionate, and necessary” force, according to an ASIRT report released last week. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), which investigates police incidents where serious injury or […]
There’s a special side to Remembrance Day services in Sexsmith this year. The Sexsmith and District Museum Society is hosting a reception of its new "Forever Remembered" veterans exhibit at the Dr. David Leonard Memorial Hall, formerly the old firehall (99th St. and 100th Ave.) on Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Historical […]
Voters in Wembley will go to the polls for the second time in a month Nov. 16, but this time it will be to choose who will fill the vacant seat on town council. Three residents have put their names forward for the chair that vacated by Shaun Baker who stepped down Sept. 1: Jessica […]
City tries new AI assistant, while County of Grande Prairie seeks public feedback on AI data centre land use The Town of Sexsmith is reviewing a new policy on AI use, following in the footsteps of other local municipalities like the County of Grande Prairie, the M.D. of Greenview, and Saddle Hills County. “We don't […]
A request from a Teepee Creek property owner for a water cistern instead of a well as part of the ongoing Teepee Creek Water Well Drilling project prompted County of Grande Prairie councillors to pass a new motion to include that option for eligible properties. At the Oct. 20 regular council meeting, councillors directed administration […]
The Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves women's hockey team is having an impressive debut, besting the Medicine Hat College Rattlers 3–1 on Oct. 30 at Design Works Centre. This squad is new to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference women's hockey league this season. Captain Jill MacWilliam (No. 6), Hudson Lamb (No. 10) and Paige Cheek (No. 18) […]
