An additional 60 seats will be added to the power engineering and instrumentation programs at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) with an $11.3 million upgrade from the province. It is expected the power engineering and instrumentation labs at NWP will expand the school's current offerings by 2026. “There's a high demand for the expertise of skilled tradespeople,” said Minister […]
A report on food access and availability in the Grande Prairie region has found that “19 per cent of households frequently encounter challenges affording food.”The Food Access and Security Taskforce (F.A.S.T) conducted the 2023 Food Access and Affordability Survey from 2,188 residents. “What stood out most to me was the amount of people that indicated that […]
The Generations Readers Theatre is ready to entertain with famous stories and tales of the history of Grande Prairie. Former elementary and post-secondary teacher Bethe Goldie knew that reading theatres were successful in elementary schools. But she says she also saw it as an opportunity for seniors to clear their throats and read a passage from […]
A play coming to the Collins Recital Hall at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) explores racism, residential schools, missing women and police brutality. The Cab Ride Home is written by NWP Elder-in-Residence Theresa Gladue.“This is actually a true story that I've written into a short story and then made into a play,” said Gladue. Theresa Gladue is the playwright […]
When one Sexsmith resident suffered cardiac arrest in October, seven local firefighters stepped in to help save a life.On Oct. 16, the Sexsmith Fire Department provided CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) in the deployment, while EMS were still on route. Captains Sheryl Letkeman and Colton Renschler, as well as firefighters Ashley Knight, Jacob Helsby, Mary […]
After almost 30 years, an airshow is returning to the Grande Prairie airport this summer. The Grande Prairie Regional Air show is not only expected to entertain people in the region but will also act as a fundraiser to support the renovations and expansion of the D Company (D Coy) Armouries building.“We want to let the […]
The Town of Sexsmith is pursuing an amendment to its animal control bylaw that would ban wireless or “invisible” dog fences as the primary means of animal containment.Sexsmith Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Rachel Wueschner said council had received complaints about a household with an invisible fence in the town.“The resident walking by felt unsafe,” Wueschner […]
The Alberta Winter Games (AWG) will be in Grande Prairie Feb. 16-19.More than 2,400 athletes and coaches are expected to come to the region and compete in over 18 different events. “It’s like a mini-Olympics,” said Lisa Kerkhof, 2024 AWG games manager. The games will kick off with an opening ceremony on Friday night (Feb. 16), with […]
A new partnership hopes to help grow rural communities by attracting remote workers away from the big cities.The County of Grande Prairie announced on Jan. 10 that the county, as well as Beaverlodge, Wembley and Sexsmith, have made a partnership with YOLO Nomads, an online directory that seeks to advertise smaller communities across the country […]
The stage is set at the gym at Sexsmith Secondary School. A dog lies in a contented curl in the spotlight.And then a voice says: “The sun’ll come out, tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there’ll be sun!”Since September, students have been waiting for the sun to come up tomorrow. On Sunday, that break […]