The director of the Grande Prairie Public Library says the provincial government is offering a solution to a problem that doesn't exist with a new bill to put extra age-based restrictions on library materials. Bill 28, the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, will require Alberta libraries to physically segregate some books the government […]
More than 20 female high school students from across the Peace got some hands-on trades training including woodworking projects, touring a work site with HWD Construction and diagnosing farm equipment issues at PrairieCoast Equipment in Grande Prairie last week. Hosted by CAREERS The Next Generation, the Young Women in Trades and Technologies Camp ran from […]
A decision is expected within a couple of weeks as 17 Dimsdale-area residents work to shutter a proposed tourism operation near the Wapiti River. County of Grande Prairie residents have filed objection letters to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT), asking the province to appeal the county’s decision to approve a development application for […]
Fifty-three youths showed up at 13U, 15U and 18U player registrations for the Beaverlodge Royals minor baseball teams at the JDA County Sportsplex from April 11 to 12. Beaverlodge Minor Baseball registrar Jordan Longson told the News that 182 youths registered with Beaverlodge Minor Baseball this year, with 35 youths set to show up at […]
About 20 Woking-area landowners are objecting to a Confined Feeding Operation (CFO) with 120,000 chickens just off the Peoria Road east of Hwy. 2. The Hutterian Brethren of Timberline’s application for NE 36-76-5 W6M in Saddle Hills County is currently being reviewed by the Natural Resource Conservation Board (NRCB). A layer barn with manure shed, […]
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says a pilot project that deploys virtual physicians across five emergency departments (ED) has helped mitigate closures. According to AHS, 306 hours of virtual physician coverage* has been provided in the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital ED since the facility joined the pilot program Feb. 5, 2025. The ED has had one 12-hour […]
Construction is well underway on a new skilled trades training centre at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) as the college gets ready to welcome hundreds more students to its apprenticeship programs this fall. “Progress is going great. We’re on schedule, on budget,” NWP President and CEO Dr. Vanessa Sheane told Town and Country News. She said demolition […]
City council is asking the Alberta government for more information and a 60-day grace period after $1.4 million in funding for the Wapiti Community Support Association (WCSA) was suddenly ended. WCSA Board Chair Cassandra Alexopoulos and Project Lead Jared Gossen appeared before city council March 30 to ask for support with what Gossen called was […]
