Saddle Hills County is investing $7.5 million to bring fibre optic internet to nearly 800 homes. It will become one of the first rural municipalities in the world to be connected to fibre optic internet, said county Reeve Alvin Hubert.Approximately 1,600 kilometres of infrastructure will be laid in the municipality through Canadian Fibre Optics and Northern […]
The Town of Sexsmith has a new Assistant Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in Alex Wories.Wories stepped into the role three weeks ago. She previously lived in the Sexsmith area from 1995 to 2006, before returning to town in 2016.Previously, Wories had worked in administration in the oil and gas sector, and had worked with the town […]
With the start of Family Violence Prevention Month, IMPACT Grande Prairie is asking residents to Keep it REAL when it comes to supporting survivors.As part of an Alberta-wide program, Keep it REAL teaches four simple ways to support someone experiencing family abuse:Recognize when something seems offEmpathize with the person’s thoughts and feelingsAsk questions to get […]
A $1.8 million state-of-the-art training facility was revealed last Wednesday at the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service’s Dunes Fire Station.The facility will act as a regional training centre for firefighters with the City of Grande Prairie, MD of Greenview and beyond.“This facility reduces our firefighters’ exposure to potential harmful carcinogens due to the […]
The time has come to don the poppy once again. With it, a host of ceremonies to mark Remembrance Day are being planned. A service for Indigenous Veterans Day will take place Nov. 8 at the Veteran Memorial Gardens and Interpretive Centre in Grande Prairie.Doors will open at 10 a.m., with the service starting at 10:45 a.m.“It […]
