Wembley News Archive

The United Nurses of Alberta-North District held a rally and information picket against the province's decision to overhaul Alberta Health Service (AHS) outside of the Pomeroy Hotel in Grande Prairie on Tuesday.  “The Government of Alberta has misdiagnosed the problems in Alberta’s health care system and has prescribed a course of treatment that will not […]

The Peace Region Music Series (PRMS) announced a partnership with Calgary’s Ammolite Opera to bring opera to the South Peace.Past opera events in Grande Prairie saw great success, which led to the partnership, said Matthew Dalen, PRMS artistic director and tenor for operas worldwide. It will also be a way to bring back top performers […]

Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck is pushing for legislation for Alberta to better recognize foreign credentials.He is proposing Bill 203, which would create a provincial Foreign Credential Advisory Committee if passed. He says this would be a more streamlined and efficient credential advisory system.“We have a path forward that isn't lowering the bar but it's […]

Saddle Hills County is investing $7.5 million to bring fibre optic internet to nearly 800 homes. It will become one of the first rural municipalities in the world to be connected to fibre optic internet, said county Reeve Alvin Hubert.Approximately 1,600 kilometres of infrastructure will be laid in the municipality through Canadian Fibre Optics and Northern […]

The Grande Prairie region will benefit from new lines in the province’s 2024 budget released Feb. 29.  The Beaverlodge Hospital replacement project was allocated $25 million over three years.  “It’s a little bit of a surprise,” said Beaverlodge Mayor Gary Rycroft. “I thought there would be mention of it in the budget, but $25 million […]

Drones and artificial intelligence may play a role in the province’s additional $151 million investment into its wildfire response. Announced by the Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen in Grande Prairie on Friday (March 1), the funding will span three years.  “The first priority of Alberta's government is to do all we can to be […]

The former QEII Hospital, Centre 2000 and Muskoseepi Park are among the many subjects explored in the latest art exhibit at the Centre for Creative Arts. More than 30 of Julius Miraflor’s watercolour paintings are on display at the centre until the end of the month in his solo exhibit Beauty in the Ordinary.“That scene there […]

The Town of Wembley is waiting on grant funding before it can move forward with its prehistoric rebranding.Chief administrative officer (CAO) Noreen Zhang said the town has applied to the Northern and Regional Economic Development (NRED) program in pursuit of a rebranding initiative to embrace the rich world of paleontology surrounding Wembley.A program of the […]

The Wembley Community Society’s (WCS) plans for a $526,000 playground at Wembley Elementary School will start to take shape this summer.After three years of fundraising efforts, WCS has raised over $150,000, allowing the first phase of playground reconstruction to take place in June, replacing playground equipment for pre-kindergarten to kindergarten aged students.WCS chair Thorine Vandergiessen […]

There’s snow on the ground, but young football players across the county have dreams of green fields.The Sexsmith Football Club has opened up registration for both its atom and peewee leagues.“There’s been a ton of interest,” said club board member and coach Brent Richards.“We have the possibility of maybe having a third peewee team, which […]