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Grande Prairie event brings together elected officials

October 26, 2023

Next month, members of the Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce will have an opportunity to speak with elected officials.The first annual Your Region, Your Voice will take place on Nov. 16 at the Pomeroy Hotel and Event Centre from 6 to 9 p.m.Chamber members will have the opportunity to address questions to a […]

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Beaverlodge youth programming makes bloody debut

October 26, 2023

Monthly teen programming in the Town of Beaverlodge made a gorey, Halloween debut on Oct. 12, as local youths got a first-hand course on Halloween special effects makeup.The faux-bloody evening is the first of Beaverlodge Family and Community Support Services’ (FCSS) new Skills and Chills Nights.Youths who participated in the course on Oct. 12 were […]

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Spring Lake Ski Hill may open for winter season

October 26, 2023

Spring Lake Ski Hill may open its doors for the season for the first time in nearly a decade pending grant funding, said Spring Lake Ski Hill Association board chairman Brian Peterson.The ski hill hasn’t operated since the 2017-2018 season; Peterson said it sat non-operational when it was no longer financially feasible to stay open.Now, […]

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Rising Above looks to the skies to kick off fundraising campaign

October 26, 2023

Rising Above, a faith-based addictions service, has launched a $5 million fundraising campaign for a new facility. Dan Rigler, a Rising Above board member, was suspended from a crane high in the air over the Staples parking lot for the whole weekend to raise awareness and funds for the project.“Our desire with this new building would […]

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Remembrance Day banners fly in Hythe; Sexsmith, Wembley not far behind

October 26, 2023

Banners commemorating our veterans have started to line the streets of our local communities ahead of Remembrance Day.Despite initial obstacles earlier this year, the banners went up in Hythe last Friday. Fosters Agri-World contributed a scissor lift to install banner brackets, while Nodes Construction and resident Max MacAulay stepped up to contribute lifts to hang […]

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Ghost tales of Grande Prairie

October 26, 2023
Ghostly tales in Grande Prairie are no stranger in these parts, so Town & Country News sought out some you can share this Halloween.  The caretaker of the old courthouse The building that now houses the Centre for Creative Arts (CFCA) was once a courthouse, and some unexplainable things have happened there.  Candace Hook, CFCA […]

School bus safety debated in Grande Prairie 

October 19, 2023

School buses operating within the city will continue their practice of not using flashing lights and stop arms.The decision comes after an Oct. 10 report was delivered to the City of Grande Prairie’s Public & Protective Services Committee. The city bylaw only allows flashing lights and stop arms at bus stops where there is no sidewalk […]

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Health from Hythe to Spirit River: Deanna Funk has a passion for rural medicine

October 19, 2023

As a self-proclaimed ‘Peace Country girl’, Dr. Deanna Funk wanted to plant her roots in rural Alberta.Funk has worked as a physician at the Central Peace Health Centre in Spirit River since August of 2022, providing healthcare for rural residents and sticking close to her Peace Country roots.Funk said she feels “fulfilled” by working in […]

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Retired school teachers give A Grande Education

October 19, 2023

Class is back in session as two retired schoolteachers embrace technology and give Grande Prairie region residents a local history lesson in their new video series. Bethe Goldie, 71, and Linda Schofield, 68, applied for a Telus StoryHive grant last year, which led to the creation of A Grande Education, a 10-episode series on local schoolhouses […]

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Tackling the Dunes West wildfire

October 12, 2023

With the historic Dunes West wildfire in the rear view, efficient communication is an enduring lesson, said County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Chief Trevor Grant.The fire, which started on the banks of the Wapiti River May 5, burned for 13 days, forced the evacuation of over 1,200 residents, destroyed four homes and consumed 1,400 […]

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