The City of Grande Prairie will host an initiative at the Eastlink Centre that hopes to address the national lifeguard shortage by offering subsidized certifications and employment opportunities.The National Safe Swimming Recovery Program (NSSRP) is open to individuals in the region aged 15 to 30. “We’re extremely excited that Grande Prairie was selected as a host […]
The Town of Sexsmith is considering sponsoring a physician to open a practice there. Currently, the town has one physician, Dr. Cor van Tonder, who runs a clinic along with support from locum physicians.Mayor Kate Potter says the town needs more.“Our intention in exploring things is to co-operate further with Dr. van Tonder and make sure […]
Northern Alberta is all about hockey so it makes sense the perennially popular Christmas in Sexsmith gives a nod to Canada’s national game this year. Christmas in Sexsmith event co-ordinator Karen Gron said Hockey Days in Sexsmith is meant to complement the annual kickoff to the holiday season. “Sexsmith Minor Hockey has joined up with (us) and […]
Grande Prairie Salvation Army Captain Peter Kim’s voice echoed through the halls of Prairie Mall as he sang Christmas carols at the launch of this year’s kettle campaign. The need in Grande Prairie is high, says Kim, noting that one in five people in the community access the food bank.“We know that the numbers have continued […]
Attendance at the banner event that kicks off Family Violence Prevention Month doubled this year.Nearly 200 people attended Breakfast with the Guys on Nov. 5, compared to about 90 registered last year.The event was hosted with the support of IMPACT Grande Prairie, a network of local service providers including Odyssey House and County of Grande […]
Scrooged about that parking ticket last week? Good news: Alberta Health Services (AHS) is renewing its Toys for Tickets campaign, giving those people recently gifted an AHS parking ticket the opportunity to donate a new, unwrapped toy instead of paying their fine.“Last year, we collected more than 870 toys provincewide, nearly doubling the donations from the […]
