Beaverlodge News Archive

It pays to be squared at the Centre for Creative Arts (CFCA). This year is the gallery’s 10th year of Art Squared, its annual silent auction fundraiser, where artists across the Peace region donate their square 16x16 creations. “We’ve got pieces by so many great artists,” said Kiren Niki Sangra, CFCA curator. Kiren Niki Sangra, curator, sets up […]

The City of Grande Prairie and the County of Grande Prairie are applying for grants that will expand wildfire safety strategies. The city is applying for two grants, and the county is applying for one, through the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA). “One of those grants will be for vegetation management to clean […]

Football, hockey and other sports across the Grande Prairie region are looking for referees. “If you are an ex-player or new to the sport, we could use you,” said Glen Ryan, a football referee.He says anyone with a passion for sport or willingness to help can be a referee.“It's a team thing, too; it's not like […]

Over the past weekend Town & Country photographers were busy taking pictures at the Fall fairs around the South Peace. Clairmont The Clairmont Agricultural Society hosted the Clairmont Fall Fair on Saturday. Visitors could come down to enjoy an open air community market and a fall exhibition at the Clairmont Community Centre, along with children’s […]

Town & Country News reporters covered many stories and events over the past month. Here is a collection some of their favourite photos over the past month. Bear Creek Folk Festival Around the South Peace Fall Fairs Animals!

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 […]