Spring Lake Ski Hill may open before the holiday season.Well, if there’s snow. While an official opening date has not yet been confirmed, Spring Lake Ski Hill Association board chairman Brian Peterson told the News the ski hill is set to open before Christmas, with the doors open on weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]
Indigenous veterans were honoured and remembered on Nov. 8 for Indigenous Veterans Day in Grande Prairie. The ceremony, at the Veterans Memorial Gardens and Interpretive Centre, included special guest Randi Gage who co-founded the day 30 years ago.Gage said the day is important to ensure indigenous people can remember veterans their way and include indigenous traditions […]
On Remembrance Day, Canadians across the country took a moment to recall the service of their local veterans, both here and gone, and both deserving to be remembered.Two of Hythe’s veterans were recognized for a longevity of service by their local legion in September; this week, Town & Country News sat down with them to […]
Hillcrest Christian School students braved the cold Thursday night (Nov. 16) as they slept under the stars for a Night in the Trenches. The grade 10 to 12 students got to experience what it may have felt like for First World War Canadian soldiers. Students from Hillcrest Christian School dig trenches. (Photo by Jesse Boily)“We hope that […]
Throughout the 1970s, citizens across the United States took to the streets to protest against sexual violence. By the 1980s, the annual march had spread across North America, with Canadians across the county joining in the effort to take back the night.Today, this tradition continues in Grande Prairie as the Take Back the Night march […]
The Town of Sexsmith is exploring opportunities to make recycling convenient and local for residents.Town council is asking the County of Grande Prairie whether Sexsmith residents can use the Clairmont Centre for Recycling & Waste Management’s recycling facilities.Currently, use of the Clairmont Centre is free for county residents, while non-residents are required to pay a […]
St. John Paul II Catholic School in Grande Prairie has received $100,000 to help support its welding fabrication lab.The announcement comes as the province invests $3.6 million in dual credit grants to school authorities across the province this school year.“Through dual credit programs, students can transition seamlessly into their next opportunity, whether it is post-secondary […]
The Beaverlodge Senior Citizens Association is looking for fresh horses. Or in this case, more bodies to help bring new life and bolster a small roster. Association chairman Ken Rycroft said there are currently 25 members, a number that has been shrinking since the association began in 1974 as organizations such as Amisk Court began to offer […]
Trees are the focus of one of the latest exhibits at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie; Collective is a series of photographs from around the world and as well as locally. Over a series of five years, artists Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux have documented trees by taking portrait-like photographs.“When we started doing that, we […]