Sexsmith News Archive

Last Wednesday, some patients of the Wembley Medical Clinic received an email notifying them that the clinic is closing on May 29.  After five years of operating the clinic, Dr. Angela Luckham is moving back to her home province of Nova Scotia.  “I understand this comes as a huge shock for my patients and for […]

Victim Services Units in Beaverlodge and Grande Prairie as well as more than 60 others in Alberta have been disbanded as the province shifts to a new model that sees four regional units.The Beaverlodge (BVSU) and Grande Prairie & District (GPDVS) units became two of 25 detachments under the Western Alberta Regional Victim Services Society […]

For almost a year, newly settled Ukrainian children in Grande Prairie gather every Saturday to learn their native language and more about their culture for a few hours.Ridna Shkola - roughly translated to My School - hopes to preserve the children's Ukrainian culture as they adapt to life in Canada.“The whole purpose of the Ukrainian […]

The Town of Sexsmith will soon be recruiting a part time economic development officer. On Feb. 3, town council moved to request that administration develop a job description after Sexsmith’s Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) made the request.“(EDAC) made the recommendation to council to continue moving ahead with some economic development ideas and projects,” said Sexsmith Mayor […]

Two Grande Prairie teachers are vying to be the next president of the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA).Grande Prairie’s  Donovan Eckstrom and Peter MacKay are eyeing the top spot at ATA; current president Jason Schilling is seeking re-election.“It's not really a surprise to me that there are two candidates coming out of the north,” said MacKay, […]

The Spring Lake Ski Hill was busy with skiers and snowboarders during the Spring Lake Ski Hill Grand Opening at the Spring Lake Ski Hill in Saddle Hills County, Alta. on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Kara Teare, Spring Lake Ski Hill president, said its been many years of volunteer hours to get the ski hill […]

An emergency at school can be scary, and some may not know what to do when the unimaginable happens, but three local schools each have 15 students to ensure their peers are safe.The Student Medical Assistance Response Team Program (SMART) is hosted by the EMS Cadets, which provides students with first aid, CPR and AED […]

The first meeting of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) was held 125 years ago in Fredericton, New Brunswick.Founded on Jan. 15, 1900 to provide support to Canadian servicemen fighting the Boer War in South Africa, its focus soon turned towards supporting children, education and community services. Now, a century and a quarter […]

The Wembley Fire Department is seeking stories from the public ahead of its upcoming 75th anniversary. The department was founded in October of 1950 after a major fire burned down most of downtown Wembley the month before, according to Fire Department Captain Mike Moon. With an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary slated for this […]

The Cool Aid Society in Grande Prairie announced Friday it may need to close its doors next month after 45 years of service due to an abrupt loss of provincial funding.The funding loss will leave about 300 families and 25 to 70 youths who drop in daily without the youth centre that offers mental health […]