More mental health supports are now available to South Peace youth with the addition of walk-in mental health services in the city.Alberta Health Services announced on Thursday (Jan. 19) that the service will provide assessments, single sessions with a child and youth addiction and mental health therapist, and parental support, and referrals to additional community […]
The location of the four dogs deemed vicious by the County of Grande Prairie in the fall of 2021 are currently unknown by its enforcement services.A months-long saga around a dog attack near Beaverlodge that sent one person to hospital culminated in the owners relinquishing the dogs last summer, says county superintendent and enforcement services […]
A Grande Prairie family physician was suspended from practice on Jan. 9 after a College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) tribunal.Dr. Brianne Hudson was found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a patient between August - December 2019 as well as falsely reporting information to the CPSA in 2020 on her Renewal […]
The Town of Beaverlodge will consider a proposal from a local business that would see the installation of security cameras at key routes in and out of town. Mark Walker, IGA owner, presented town council with an idea he believes will help curb theft and vandalism. His proposal was discussed by town council at a Committee […]
Now that the wrapping has been recycled, the credit card bills arrived and the January blues settled in, it’s a good time for a good news round-up. Airlines were in chaos, Arctic temperatures were the norm and highways sometimes close to impassable, the Christmas spirit was in abundance in the South Peace. Grande Prairie resident Sherri Toerper […]
Students can help make a difference for people concerned about their housing situation. The Habitat For Humanity national writing contest is now open and accepting entries from Grades 4 through 6 students who want to share what home means to them. “The Meaning of Home contest is a practical way for students to gain confidence in their […]
Peace Wapiti Public School Divison (PWPSD) has added red light cameras to its buses, catching drivers who pass while the stop sign is extended. The division began installing cameras last June. “We do not have a lot of flybys (vehicles passing the bus with the red lights flashing), but they do happen, and the majority of those […]
Parents brought their concerns about class sizes to Grande Prairie Public School’s Dec. 13 regular trustee board meeting.Dustin Archibald, a concerned parent, said more than 50 per cent of the classes in GPPSD had over 24 students. He said the optimal size is approximately 18, according to his research.According to the Annual Class Size report […]
A repeat offender has once again been caught by Grande Prairie RCMP.The RCMP say on Jan. 11, while on patrol, the Western Albert District Crime Reduction Unit located a Dodge Nitro at a motel in Grande Prairie that had been stolen from Fort St. John, B.C. The same vehicle is believed to have been used during […]