An online seminar helping to learn how to support victims of domestic violence is now available in Grande Prairie.Real Talk, an online resource based out of the Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society in Calgary, has partnered with IMPACT Grande Prairie, a network of local service providers dedicated to spreading awareness of domestic violence.IMPACT co-ordinator Madison […]
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. […]
Cricket in Grande Prairie will be staying in Head & Salmond Park for the time being after city council approved additional safety changes there, but considerations were made to move the pitch. Fencing will be installed near the adjacent playground to stop balls from rolling in, at a cost of $6,000.“I believe that this is, in […]
A city report on hanging veterans banners and regiment flags was presented to the Public & Protective Services Committee Nov. 7.Previously, the Grande Prairie Royal Canadian Legion #54 asked city council to consider hanging veterans' banners and unit flags along Veterans Way (101 Ave.) to continue beautifying the city’s downtown at the July 24 city […]
A 13-year-old Grande Prairie youth has taken the initiative to gather warm clothes and donations to purchase needed items for homeless people in the city.Gracelyn Karpayk, with the help of her mother Jamie Bruvold-McLennan, are busy filling their wagon full of socks, gloves, toques and hand warmers. “Once (socks) are wet, they're not really usable […]
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 […]