Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) decided May 25 junior high programming in west county will remain at Hythe Regional School (HRS).This week, Town & Country News presents the youth perspective on the decision that saw PWPSD elect to keep the status quo rather than opening classes at its elementary and high schools in Beaverlodge.Kennedy […]
Summer fun has made a splash to the towns of Sexsmith and Wembley.Spray parks in Sexsmith and Wembley have been opened in both communities. Both parks had been slated to open by June 1, but both spray parks were opened by May 19 to coincide with the May long weekend.“There were lots of requests to […]
Grande Prairie’s newest museum is gearing up for another year of educating the public about local soldiers while also bringing the community together in various ways.The Veterans Memorial Park & Interpretive Centre’s garden is currently being planted by volunteers and a new exhibit marking the 80th anniversary of the battle of Ortona and the Italian […]
Beaverlodge residents will soon be able to join a council meeting from their own homes. Town council moved on May 23 to direct administration to start livestreaming regular council meetings starting June 12. The meetings would not be recorded and the practice is due for a review in three months.Town of Beaverlodge Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) […]
After a heated and often divisive public debate, junior high programming in west county will remain at Hythe Regional School. The Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) board voted 6-3 in favour of the status quo on May 25. Vice-chair Blaine Riding, Stefanie Clarke, Martine Piebiak, Dana McIntosh, Dale Crane and Dwayne Speager voted to keep […]
The United Conservative Party has won a majority government in Alberta. UCP leader Danielle Smith will continue as the province’s premier. Nolan Dyck, left, is set to be the new Grande Prairie MLA and Ron Wiebe will be the Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA, after Monday’s election. (Photos by Jesse Boily)Locally, Ron Wiebe (UCP) will serve as the Grande […]
Sexsmith youth are stepping up to bat as a new local baseball league starts up in the South Peace.Sexsmith Minor Ball Association Vice-President Dallas Smith said that the organization is switching from softball to baseball this season.“We wanted to kind of change it up,” he said.“Sexsmith hasn’t really been as good at growing the baseball […]
South of Grande Prairie and off Highway 40, up a short dirt trail, is a campground. Stepping along the paved walking trails and through the high pines, the sounds of the highway drift away, and for a moment, you are surrounded by wilderness.This is a memory for many in the South Peace who have ventured […]