The County of Grande Prairie and the M.D. of Greenview will be sharing their community peace officers under a shared services agreement.Under the agreement, neighbouring peace officer agencies may work together in emergencies or in joint operations for traffic safety.County council made the motion to enter into the agreement on May 13.The county’s Regional Enforcement […]
With the annual property tax bill arrived or on its way, increases in local municipalities range from none to nearly four percent. The Town of Beaverlodge has maintained the status quo and is holding its tax rate steady at 0, while the highest increase is in the City of Grande Prairie which is implementing a 3.97 […]
Your hometown newspaper has done it again. Town & Country News/GP Regional News has been lauded by the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association for its in content with the Awards of Excellence 2023. Jesse Boily’s capture of the aurora over Sexsmith (Solar Tantrums, Sept. 21) bested 25 other entries to win first place in the Photography Awards of […]
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy and D-Day, the Veterans Memorial Gardens and Interpretive Centre is hosting a ceremony on June 8. On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 troops invaded Normandy, which ultimately marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War. “We have 45 regional killed-in-action soldiers from D-Day […]
A local municipal partnership is focusing on attracting workers to the Grande Prairie region. The City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie, Municipal District of Greenview,Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce and Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) are partnering to create a multi-year marketing strategy called Work NW Alberta.“The (county) team is working hard with our […]
The next leader of the Alberta NDP party spoke in Grande Prairie last Thursday evening.Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Kathleen Ganley, Sarah Hoffman and Naheed Nenshi talked about why they should be the next leader of the party at the forum. Also on the table were health and education as well as what the NDP could do for […]
This week’s rainfall has pulled a little pressure off the province’s drought conditions for now. In Beaverlodge, the water supply was adequate pre-precipitation.“We have about a year and a half water supply in our pond,” said Beaverlodge Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Jeff Johnston.Aquatera, which supplies water to the city and county of Grande Prairie as well […]
An idea has started to grow in Hythe as construction started Saturday on a community garden at the Hythe Community Centre.Garden director Katrina Amilia works as a nutritionist, which is how she first had the idea to develop the community garden to combat food scarcity.“Our grocery stores do their best to bring in fresh produce […]
A report detailing the operating budget of Cedar Point (formerly Coordinated Care Campus) was presented to city council last month. The project now houses 63 supportive housing units, 43 affordable housing units as well as municipal offices. “This recovery-centered program is funded through provincial Outreach Support Services Initiative (OSSI) funding with the program services led by the […]