Sexsmith News Archive

A new recreational facility in the Avondale area is being eyed by city council. After considering options in Smith and Cobblestone, council selected Avondale for the new facility.“Council made a decision on multiple factors and, at the end of the day, settled on Avondale,” said Mayor Jackie Clayton. Clayton said there is still time for the residents […]

Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is adding two new health care programs to its offerings.The institution will expand the Practical Nurse (PN) diploma to Fairview and develop a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) certificate expected to launch next year.The announcement comes after the province announced $193 million to create 8,000 seats in high-demand post-secondary programs across Alberta. “This expanded […]

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) is supporting indigenous people to stage their traditional smudging ceremonies there.Patients and families at the hospital can request the opportunity to smudge a ceremony of burning sacred plants, accompanied by a prayer. Within 20 minutes of the request, the hospital will re-route that room's air to be ventilated outdoors. […]

Sexsmith’s new Grants to Organizations program will see three local not-for-profit organizations receive $1,000 each.On Monday, council approved applications from the Sexsmith Playschool Society, Sexsmith Football Club, and Sexsmith Figure Skating Club to receive $1,000.Funds will be provided from the Grants to Organizations account, which has a budget of $15,000. Organizations were permitted to request […]

The students of Northwestern Polytechnic’s music program will be playing their last notes there this fall.  The school has decided to suspend all music programming indefinitely, said Justin Kohlman, NWP president and chief executive officer. “It's obviously a difficult decision,” he said.  “A number of factors were considered, but two of the most significant are […]

Amphitheatre plans in Sexsmith aren’t being put on the shelf, despite council moving to put the money away.On April 3, council moved that the $95,000 allocated for the amphitheatre project would be moved back into the general operating account.The Sexsmith Wellness Coalition (SWC) had proposed in 2020 construction of an amphitheatre at an estimated cost […]

Town & Country News reporters were out an about this past weekend taking pictures of the Easter events around the South Peace. Here is a gallery of images from a few events. Also see the photo spread in the print edition on newsstands now. Wembley Sexsmith The Sexsmith Easter Scramble took place in Heritage Park […]

This will mark the last year that municipalities will receive the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) grant program.Launched in 2007, the provincial program has since allocated $15.2 billion to its municipalities. It will be replaced with the Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF) beginning in 2024.For 2022, the Town of Sexsmith received $298,037 in capital funding through […]

Pace Community Support, Sexual Assault & Trauma Centre (PACE) in Grande Prairie has been approved for a $120,370 grant from the province to assist the organization in counselling and education. The province announced $4.2 million in additional funding to support victims of sexual assault last Thursday (April 6).“I have spent time meeting with organizations and am […]

Wembley is considering a contemporary prehistoric facelift, while Sexsmith and the County of Grande Prairie pursue their own rebranding initiatives.Town of Wembley Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Noreen Zhang said that the town is pursuing a rebranding initiative to embrace the rich world of paleontology surrounding Wembley.“We have a world-class dinosaur museum right at the beginning […]