City council is looking into twinning two sections of road: 132 Ave. between 103 St. and 116 St. as well as 116 St. from the city’s northern limit to its southern boundary. On Feb. 12, the city council Committee of the Whole recommended $325,000 from the council strategic initiative reserve be approved to begin preliminary design […]
A scheduled meeting with Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck at his constituency office with a group of citizens concerned about the education system was abruptly cancelled 15 minutes before it was to begin.The group - made up of former teachers, parents, an educational assistant, and the chair of a school council - were among the […]
A new podcast from the Resource Centre for Suicide Prevention (RCSP) is looking to help remove the stigma around improving mental health while also highlighting experiences and groups promoting mental health and research in northwestern Alberta. Cara Jones, RCSP communications co-ordinator, is producing and hosting Starting Conversations. “It's all about mental health because that's how we prevent […]
It’s busy work, being a rural midwife, and it’s one full of stories.Deanna Reiswig said she and other registered midwives in the region face plenty of challenges in the field of rural midwifery.“Sometimes babies are born on the way to us, or us on the way to them,” she said.“We’ve had midwives go out on […]
The Town of Sexsmith will not contribute to funding for the Grande Spirit Foundation (GSF) bussing service.On Jan. 22, GSF asked town council to provide an annual grant or assistance toward operation of its 20-person passenger bus that provides transportation services for senior residents in the city and county of Grande Prairie as well as […]
