The MD of Spirit River is hoping it can walk back another Agriculture Financial Services (AFSC) decision that sees its office open only one day a week. It’s worked before. Four years ago, the News reported AFSC intended to close this AFSC office with a staff of one in May 2021. After pressure on the […]
Two young Grande Prairie youth are jetsetting across the globe due to their exceptional skill at the dart board. Shaelyn Boone, 14, recently returned from South Korea with a bronze medal while Saylee Blois, 16, headed to Hungary on Wednesday. “It's just fun,” said Boone, who took home a bronze medal representing Canada at the […]
Over 800 people gathered in support of teachers at the Fight For Education Rally at CKC field in Grande Prairie on Sunday morning. Teachers have been on a province-wide strike since Oct. 6. Jason Schilling, Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) president speaks at the Fight For Education Rally at CKC Field in Grande Prairie on Sunday, […]
Despite starting hockey at three years of age, 22-year old Dayle Ross said that growing up, the idea of joining a professional women’s league wasn’t even a possibility. On Oct. 6, the New York Sirens signed Ross to a one-year Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement for the 2025-26 season. “We didn’t have […]
The pond at Muskoseepi Park will be a bit brighter this winter with the launch of a new $20,000 pilot project. City council approved funding that will light up 12 large trees on the west side of the pond with multicoloured lights, on Oct. 6 during a council meeting. “I've been wanting something like this […]
Halloween decorations are popping up in anticipation of the spookiest night of the year. To help our readers’ homes be more hair-raising and less ho-hum, the News sat down with Hornbrook Hollow Haunt’s Dannette Hornbrook to talk shop on creating the most horrifying Halloween haunt. Operating on the Hornbrook farm since 2016, the annual haunt […]
With the municipal election looming and the Alberta premier’s directive to municipal affair minister Dan Williams to review local spending decisions — including how much elected municipal officials get paid – Town & Country News thought it would be timely to mine audited financial statements of the municipalities we serve to produce exactly that. Danielle […]
City Mayor Jackie Clayton wants to address what she says is an increase of graffiti in Grande Prairie. “There seems to be an increasing uptake of vandalism currently in the city,” said Clayton. Coun. Dylan Bressey said he also noticed the uptake in graffiti noting some in dangerous areas it causes shop owners to hire […]
