If you didn’t know it was coming, Grande Prairie’s transition to a new police service may have passed you by, but residents will likely soon start noticing some of the changes that come along with a dedicated municipal police force. It is a new day in the city on the law enforcement front as the […]
Taylor Perron will fill a seat at the council table for the Town of Sexsmith after being acclaimed earlier this week. With no other nominations put forward, Taylor was acclaimed this week. The seat became vacant when Ken Hildebrand announced his resignation Sept. 8 Though technically a new resident of Sexsmith – he and wife […]
Some Cedar Point residents in Grande Prairie have been told they need to find new places to live by the end of year. “Knowing that we’re getting thrown out, there’s no plan, there’s nothing in place to help, that’s what really hurts everyone in here,” said a Cedar Point resident who asked not to be […]
A Sexsmith bylaw to incentivize developers with a 50 per cent tax reduction to build more homes on vacant residential lots was before council for a second time to help clarify the scope of the developments that would be eligible. After a thorough discussion, council agreed a $200,000 minimum assessed value and three years of […]
Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) is deciding whether or not to end Compressed School Weeks (CSW) for some of its schools. The division is asking staff and parents to weigh in by answering a survey. Right now, 14 schools out of 34 schools within the division follow the CSW calendar, but the decision could […]
Sewer replacement work in La Glace will take place in 2027, a year ahead of schedule to coincide with highway work being completed by Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (ATEC). County of Grande Prairie councillors approved the request from administration to move the work up from 2028 to 2027 at the Oct. 20 regular meeting, […]
While the big question about remaining in Canada was answered quite definitely on Oct. 19, with three quarters of Alberta voters voting to stay, votes on the other nine questions are still within just a few percentage points of each other as counting continues. Provincially, as of Wednesday morning 75.28 per cent voted to stay, […]
A new mixed-income housing development in Grande Prairie proposed by Treaty 8 Sovereign Nations could see up to 63 units built just off Park Rd. directly northwest of the Keyera Centre. The project is conceptual at this point, according to Treaty 8 First Nations Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi, who paid a visit to city council’s […]
