A lack of moisture reserves, low commodity prices and high input costs have producers on edge across the South and Central Peace.The dry winter has led to a quick spring seeding across the region, with about half of Peace producers done seeding, according to Foster’s Agri-World sales manager Jason Hipkins.“We hadn’t started last year until […]
Hythe marked a special day May 15 as it celebrated four decades of being the hub of the community. It was February 21, 1984 when the Hythe Community Library opened its doors, a place where familiar faces could come together and meet, and for readers of all ages to gather.Since day one, it has operated out […]
Two La Glace youth took the initiative and pitched their idea for a new rec amenity to the County of Grande Prairie April 25.Grade 7 student Callan Wright and Logan Valerio (Grade 6) made a case for a skate park and pump track in the hamlet to the county’s Committee of the Whole.“We’re hoping that […]
A silver medal Olympian made their through Peace region schools last week. Brigette Lacquette, the first woman to be named to Team Canada’s hockey team, spoke about her journey from growing up in Manitoba, going to the Olympics, and now being a scout for the Chicago Blackhawks. “It's sharing my own stories about determination, hard work, and […]
City council is moving forward with a recreational facility in the Avondale neighbourhood. On May 6, council directed administration to continue negotiations with Peace Wapiti Public and Grande Prairie Public school divisions to potentially build a recreation facility north of the pickleball courts next to the former Leisure Centre where there is a rugby field.“This will […]
About $700,000 in provincial funding is missing for Grande Prairie area municipalities.Funding for water, wastewater and solid waste management is missing for the shareholders of Aquatera: the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie, and the towns of Sexsmith and Wembley.“Because we don't directly own it, we're not getting credit for it,” said City […]
Chocolate cake, laughs and the opera is what you can expect from Grande Prairie Opera’s Double the Opera performances later this month. Double the Opera will have two short operas, Bon Apetit and The Telephone, on May 24 and 25 in Grande Prairie. “We're doing something a little bit different,” said Chelsie Pall, founder of GP Opera […]
Ross Sutherland had heritage running in his veins, according to his niece Bunny Sutherland.“He was always very community-minded and grassroots-minded,” she remembered.“Heritage was so important to him. From his living room window you could see the house he was born in.“He died on the same land he was born.”More than a man who was familiar […]
The Sexsmith and Area Food Bank made its move to a new home on May 1.Volunteers helped carry boxes and set up shelves to bring the stored food from the food bank’s old location in a building adjacent to the Grace Bible Fellowship Church to a room in the Sexsmith Community Centre.Sexsmith Food Bank vice […]