Beaverlodge News Archive

The annual summer festival will not go on this year at the McNaught Homestead, but work continues to help renovate and preserve the site.McNaught Homestead Preservation Society president Peter Martin said the festival will not go on this year due to renovations which will see a new foundation under the homestead house.To that end, the […]

For about three years, a local Grovedale meadery has been making a buzz locally, nationally and even internationally. Its honey-based wine or mead started as a passion project for the owner and mead maker, Kristeva Dowling, at Stolen Harvest. “I started as a hobby beekeeper,” said Dowling. In her third year of beekeeping, her four […]

The Beaverlodge Daycare is hoping the community will band together following a second spree of vandalism that has left town residents feeling frustrated. Daycare executive director Alysha Martin said its building was been the target of vandals over the Canada Day weekend. “We had left some paint out in a bin in the backyard,” Martin […]

Beaverlodge residents curious about their latest utility bill are being advised of the anomaly. The June utility billings are showing no consumption figures due to a failure in the town’s communication system.  Administration is working to correct the problem but advise it may take as long as the end of the month as components require […]

Producers may have been wishing for more moisture over the winter months but dry soil led to a quick seeding season for Peace farmers, according to County of Grande Prairie agricultural fieldman Sonja Raven. “For our county, we were probably two weeks early and we were done fast,” Raven said. “Seeding went really well. It […]

Richard Harpe had some extremely busy years, his son Andre recalls.At work or on the farm, in the council chambers and in his community, Richard was always there to lend a helping hand, right up until his passing last month.Richard passed away June 2 at the age of 79.“He was a very caring person,” Andre […]

The Rio Grande Rodeo returned on the weekend. The rodeo kicked off on Saturday with the Little Britches competitions, which included team roping, breakaway roping, barrels, pole-bending, and goat-tying.  This year, Rio Grande celebrated its 107 years of being active and added the Elite Indian Relay races to the entertainment.

Next weekend will see the return of Grande Prairie’s latest summer event, bringing together nerds and pop culture fanatics to help break the cycle of domestic violence.GrandeCon will be held from July 14 to 16 at Bonnetts Energy Centre Okay, with proceeds in support of Odyssey House.2023 marks the second year of the convention after […]

Across the country, residents are breaking out the maple leaves in anticipation of Canada Day.Kathleen Neufield walks through the Canada Day parade in Grande Prairie on Friday, July 1, 2022. (File photo by Jesse Boily)Valhalla Centre’s annual Canada Day parade is set roll out Saturday at 11 a.m. All floats and participants are welcomed, and […]

The 4th annual Grande Prairie Traditional Pow Wow was hosted at the  Bonnetts Energy Centre on Saturday and Sunday. It featured people attending from all over Canada including Treaty 6,7, and 8. It’s estimated that between 4,000 and 5,000 people attended the powwow over the weekend.  The grand entry on Saturday, left, was accompanied by […]