Sweet summer treats: Maleah, 11, and Pearson, 10, took time out with dad Brandon for slushies at the Sexsmith gas station to beat the heat.
Though he’s been farming for half a century, tending to 100 head of cattle on 6,000 acres east of Sexsmith, Martin Wilson never really thought about saskatoons. Until 2022, when he planted 800 of them. He tells the News it was sparked by the passing of a dear friend. After a 40-year long friendship, Wilson […]
If you know the difference between hyzer and anhyzer, there’s a very good chance you were in Grande Prairie last weekend, taking part in the 2026 Canadian National Disc Golf Championships with nearly 400 others. The Grande Prairie Disc Golf Club hosted the annual gathering July 24-26, showcasing professional and amateur disc golfers from across […]
The Blue Building Project has been in a soft-opening phase for the last two weeks, giving visitors to Grande Prairie’s downtown core a new place to grab a quick bite, a drink, take in a little entertainment and add a little colour to their days. The concept is to provide a mixed-use community space in […]
While still early in its construction, Beaverlodge Mayor Gary Rycroft is glad to see the facility that will replace the 70-year-old Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital is ahead of schedule. “We're a little bit ahead of schedule and things are progressing really well,” Rycroft told the News last week. “I think they're going to be pouring concrete […]
As Alberta starts laying the groundwork for a passenger rail renaissance, service into the resource-rich north may seem like a no-brainer. But for now the economic math falls short when demand, population projections, societal payback and affordability get plugged into the equation, an online information session heard last week. Chris Gentile, director of passenger rail […]
A Beaverlodge team took home the gold at a provincial baseball championship in Leduc this month. The Beaverlodge Royals 13U baseball team closed out the championships with a nine-eight win over the New Norway Outlaws on July 19, winning 13U A tier 1. “It was a really good weekend,” said assistant coach Jordan Longson “We […]
Every day is a concert in downtown Sexsmith this summer. Ever since Evan Anderson donated a 1930s Sherlock-Manning upright piano to the town’s gazebo, live music has been a mainstay of main street. Anderson, an avid traveller, said he was inspired to donate one of the pianos in his collection after seeing public pianos in […]
