It has been known by many names over the years, but no matter what the masthead has said, or who has been in charge, the mission of the local newspaper remains the same — attend and report on the local happenings of a community for the people who live there. That’s what Trevor Harris had […]
From water usage to the morality of tech companies — a range of concerns about the future build-out of Alberta’s data centre infrastructure was front and centre as Minister Nate Glubish fielded questions from the public in Grande Prairie last Friday. Glubish, Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, hosted the last of the province’s four […]
The resignation of two councillors earlier this month have Sexsmith and Wembley facing the prospect of byelections less than a year after the 2025 municipal election. Town of Sexsmith coun. Ken Hildebrand announced his resignation at the start of the Sept. 8 regular meeting. Hildebrand told the News he has been clashing with some at […]
When the former prime minister comes to town, the people come to listen. Northwestern Polytechnic’s Side Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence hosted the inaugural event in its four-part speaker series Sept. 8, welcoming Canada’s 22nd prime minister, the Rt. Hon. Stephen J. Harper, who shared his “perspectives on leadership, economic resilience and opportunity in an increasingly […]
Goodfare artist Mimi Zhang-Mackie’s watercolour painting, Piggyback, is among only 75 chosen to be included in a major online international watermedia exhibition that opens next month. Juror Dongfeng Li has chosen 75 watermedia paintings from 613 entries into Northwest Watercolor Society’s (NWWS) 86th International Open Exhibition. The entries represent artists from three-quarters of the US […]
A $60,000 facelift is set to take place at the Northern Alberta Railway (NAR) Station in Sexsmith this fall. On Sept. 8, town council moved to redirect $22,800 allocated in the 2026 capital budget to the Sexsmith & District Museum Society as well as an additional $16,835 from capital reserves to fund renovations to the […]
While collection days and service contractors will stay the same, residents around the province can expect a new, enhanced recycling program that will be more convenient and will accept more materials, starting Oct. 1. The changes come as the province moves into Phase 2 of implementing its new recycling regime after Phase 1 was deemed […]
With the days until the Oct. 19 referendum winding down, Elections Alberta is preparing for one of the highest voter turnouts in the province’s history. It’s going to be a busy day but there are ways to make sure your vote counts. The most efficient of them is to be prepared by knowing what you’re […]
