Wembley News Archive

Assessments in the Town of Wembley will see taxes go up for residents in the town’s approved 2023 budget.While the average household will see an increase of two to three per cent, Town of Wembley Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Noreen Zhang said some residents will see higher rates. Zhang told Town & Country News this […]

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. […]

Money from the provincial budget will be going toward some long-awaited upgrades at Saskatoon Island Provincial Park.The 2023 budget has allocated $6.2 million to repair and upgrade sanitary stations and wastewater systems at Saskatoon Island Provincial Park, in addition to Long Lake Provincial Park, Cross Lake Provincial Park, Garner Lake Provincial Park, Gregoire Lake Provincial […]

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 […]

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 […]

Record lows in members have local fire departments seeking new recruits.Captain Nathan Dahl of the Wembley Fire Department said his department is reaching out to the community and beyond for new members in the face of an “all-time low” in membership.“We typically have a roster of between 25 and 30 members. Right now we’re sitting […]