Beaverlodge News Archive

After touring the area earlier this year, Dr. Chantelle Scrutton is set to open a practice in Beaverlodge. Scrutton is a physician from Johannesburg, South Africa, who visited Beaverlodge during a site visit in January. The event, a collaboration between the Town of Beaverlodge and Alberta Health Services (AHS), is staged to showcase amenities offered […]

The Bear Creek Folk Festival (BCFF) sold out for the first time this year.  The festival's headliners Sarah McLachlan, Blue Rodeo and The Strumbellas took the spotlight on the main stage in Muskoseepi Park over the weekend.  The festival had over 30 artists performing across four stages.   BCFF Producer Sarah Card says around 7,500 people […]

With only one week left of August, harvest has come to our local community gardens.Things are growing at least two weeks ahead of schedule at the garden in Beaverlodge, according to volunteer Debbie Schmuhl.Besides an incident in June where the garden’s potatoes were prematurely plucked, Schmuhl said it’s been a good season. “Some of the stuff […]

Northwestern Polytechnic is asking the city to reconsider its tax on student dormitories. Corporate Services Vice President Karl Germann wrote to the city making the request in a June 13 letter.According to the Municipal Government Act, student dormitories are exempt from taxation, but it allows municipalities to pass a bylaw to make certain property types subject […]

Wildfire evacuees from the Northwest Territories began coming from Hay River to Grande Prairie last week.  The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) was activated on Aug. 14 to accommodate incoming evacuees.  Evacuees from the Northwest Territories South Slave region were coming to the city to register and be given accommodations but have since been […]

Beaverlodge is once again seeking a peace officer.After stepping into the role in November of last year, Bradley Thibeault left the town’s employment two weeks ago for a new job in central Alberta, Beaverlodge Mayor Gary Rycroft told the News.“It really took the council by shock because he stood out as an outstanding employee right […]

Beaverlodge residents choosing to feed deer may be facing charges of $150 if the town goes ahead with a new bylaw. The Town of Beaverlodge may soon join a small number of Alberta municipalities with a wildlife feeding bylaw. First reading of the new Bylaw #1021 is slated for next month, after a Aug. 8 committee of […]

Beaverlodge Mayor Gary Rycroft will be leading a contingent of town administrators to meet with provincial health minister Adriana LaGrange in Edmonton Aug. 23. Rycroft will be joined by town coun. Judy Kokotilo-Bekkerus and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Jeff Johnston in the effort to continue to apply pressure for a replacement for the Beaverlodge Hospital.   […]

Dr. Vanessa Sheane will be the post-secondary institution's new acting president and CEO, Northwestern Polytechnic announced July 26.Justin Kohlman was appointed to the role in August 2021 for five years but left after just under two years.Sheane has worked at the school for 12 years and previously served as provost and vice-president academic and a […]

The Grande Prairie Storm has received a three-year interest-free payment deferral on a city loan, council decided July 24.The Storm organization presented to the InvestGP committee on June 20, noting its financial issues due to the pandemic. “Working with this organization is something strategically that is of value to not only the downtown but the city […]