It’s already been a few weeks since Diana Hartinger went to renew her driver’s licence and was asked to prove her citizenship, something she’s never been asked to do before and certainly didn’t expect. Since then, she’s learned a lot about Alberta’s new integrated identification cards. Since July 2, newly issued Alberta driver’s licences and […]
Grande Prairie’s Centre for Creative Arts (CFCA) has regained its charitable status after more than a year and the new executive director is thrilled to hear it after the city declined a recent request for emergency funding. CFCA announced the updated status on social media on Aug. 21, just a few days after Grande Prairie […]
A controversial Confined Feeding Operation (CFO) in Saddle Hills County by the Hutterian Brethren of Timberline just off the Peoria Road east of Hwy. 2 will go ahead. The Natural Resource Conservation Board (NRCB) handed down its approval of the application July 29. It comes after 25 landowner objections were filed to the project that […]
When Canadian country music star Brett Kissel tells you to raise your glass, have a good time, and sip a little sunshine, you raise your glass and you drink that sunshine down. Kissel headlined the County of Grande Prairie’s 75th anniversary celebration at Evergreen Park Aug. 21-22, a two-day recognition of how far the county […]
One County of Grande Prairie dog park is finding funds for furry residents while another is looking for a home. Earlier this year, county council moved to proceed with two parks, one in Clairmont and another in Whispering Ridge. It approved $18,598 on May 25 for the development of the park in Clairmont as well […]
More than three dozen first responders will be dispatched to a water body in Saddle Hills County in the depths of winter to hone ice and cold water rescue skills. On Aug. 11, county council approved a $112,500 Ice and Cold Water Rescue Service Level Enhancement project for its emergency services department. County manager of […]
Lee Lefferson is still scratching his head, wondering what kind of audacity it takes for someone to shoot a heifer and butcher it on the spot. That’s what happened sometime during the night of Aug. 7 on a grazing area northwest of Beaverlodge. “Last Saturday, while we were sleeping, somebody wasn’t I guess, and somebody […]
