Jesse Boily
@jesseboily.bsky.social
Photojournalist based out of Grande Prairie, Alberta. Local Grande Prairie area news coverage in Town & Country News. Photo contributor to Globe and Mail, Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Dyck votes against Elections Alberta funding request on heels of his recall petition
Dyck votes against Elections Alberta funding request on heels of his recall petition - Town & Country News
A Grande Prairie local has applied for a petition to recall Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck. Recall petitions for United Conservative Party MLAs are growing across the province following the government’...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Dyck votes against Elections Alberta funding request on heels of his recall petition
Chautauqua Day returns to Sexsmith
PHOTOS: Sexsmith's Chautauqua Day 2025 - Town & Country News
Chautauqua Day returned to Sexsmith on Saturday with a pancake breakfast closely followed by a parade.
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June 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Chautauqua Day returns to Sexsmith
Maskwa Medical Center broke ground in Grande Prairie on Tuesday. The centre is bringing a mayo-style clinic to northwestern Alberta.
“It's time for the province to step up,” said MD of Greenview Reeve Tyler Olson.
“It's time for the province to step up,” said MD of Greenview Reeve Tyler Olson.
Maskwa Medical Center breaks ground - Town & Country News
The Maskwa Medical Center broke ground outside the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital on Tuesday. The centre hopes to change the medical landscape in the region by offering a mayo-style clinic with a 10...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Maskwa Medical Center broke ground in Grande Prairie on Tuesday. The centre is bringing a mayo-style clinic to northwestern Alberta.
“It's time for the province to step up,” said MD of Greenview Reeve Tyler Olson.
“It's time for the province to step up,” said MD of Greenview Reeve Tyler Olson.
The decision comes after the society lost about 90 per cent of its budget after Recovery Alberta Mental Health and Addiction cut its funding, telling Gerber that it was “nothing personal” but rather a change in the province’s mandate to fund intervention rather than prevention.
Cool Aid closing: Grande Prairie youth after-school programming closing after provincial cut - Town & Country News
The Cool Aid Society will shut down at the end of June after provincial cuts to its funding. The 45-year-old society provided no-cost after-school and evening programs for children in Grande Prairie ...
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May 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The decision comes after the society lost about 90 per cent of its budget after Recovery Alberta Mental Health and Addiction cut its funding, telling Gerber that it was “nothing personal” but rather a change in the province’s mandate to fund intervention rather than prevention.
The halls of St. Paul’s United Church will be quieter on Tuesday nights now.
After more than 100 years of operating in the city, the Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) group will disband at the end of the month.
After more than 100 years of operating in the city, the Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) group will disband at the end of the month.
The last CGIT girls - Town & Country News
The halls of St. Paul’s United Church will be quieter on Tuesday nights now. After more than 100 years of operating in the city, the Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) group will disband at the end of...
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April 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The halls of St. Paul’s United Church will be quieter on Tuesday nights now.
After more than 100 years of operating in the city, the Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) group will disband at the end of the month.
After more than 100 years of operating in the city, the Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) group will disband at the end of the month.
A new initiative out of Northwestern Polytechnic hopes to create more jobs for local businesses by helping them grow and make connections around the world to ensure their businesses can thrive.
Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence creating worldwide connections with local businesses - Town & Country News
<p>A new initiative out of Northwestern Polytechnic hopes to create more jobs for local businesses by helping them grow and make connections around the world to ensure their businesses can thrive. The...
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April 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A new initiative out of Northwestern Polytechnic hopes to create more jobs for local businesses by helping them grow and make connections around the world to ensure their businesses can thrive.
This is my latest piece. For about the past month I have been working on trying to get answers as to why a longtime municipal councillor has been banned from all municipal properties in her municipality. Answers were once again hard to come by. It can be read at townandcountrynews*ca
MD of Spirit River councillor sanctioned - Town & Country News
A Municipal District of Spirit River councillor is questioning sanctions that ban her from municipality properties and remove her monthly remuneration. A motion from Reeve Tony Van Rootselaar that add...
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March 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is my latest piece. For about the past month I have been working on trying to get answers as to why a longtime municipal councillor has been banned from all municipal properties in her municipality. Answers were once again hard to come by. It can be read at townandcountrynews*ca
My second story on Valleyview. Focused on the town hall in Valleyview on March 10. Before any were answered, councillors were seen going through the questions and sorting them. “I understand the criticism about how questions were handled...,” says Valleyview Mayor.
Valleyview town hall leaves some residents frustrated - Town & Country News
A March 10 town hall hosted by Valleyview town council was mostly focused on the town’s library, but some residents were also frustrated with how the public forum was operated. Residents arrived to se...
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March 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My second story on Valleyview. Focused on the town hall in Valleyview on March 10. Before any were answered, councillors were seen going through the questions and sorting them. “I understand the criticism about how questions were handled...,” says Valleyview Mayor.
This is my first story on the Valleyview library. I am currently working on another as well. It's a difficult story tell when elected officials refuse to speak to media, but I did what I could with the time I had. #gpab
Abuse of power and lack of transparency among former trustee’s concerns in Valleyview - Town & Country News
A Valleyview library board member has resigned, stating the board is abusing its power, lacking transparency, dismissing public input, miscommunicating and intimidating the public. Kelli Reimer resig...
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March 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is my first story on the Valleyview library. I am currently working on another as well. It's a difficult story tell when elected officials refuse to speak to media, but I did what I could with the time I had. #gpab
Town & Country News has started a newsletter. Come check it out. We cover news in the Grande Prairie area including City of GP, County of GP, Sexsmith, Wembley, Beaverlodge, and Saddle Hills County.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Town & Country News has started a newsletter. Come check it out. We cover news in the Grande Prairie area including City of GP, County of GP, Sexsmith, Wembley, Beaverlodge, and Saddle Hills County.
Ukrainians in Grande Prairie are looking to preserver their culture with their new school.
Ukrainians hope to preserve their culture in Grande Prairie
For almost a year, newly settled Ukrainian children in Grande Prairie, Alta., gather every Saturday to learn their native language and more about their culture for a few hours.
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February 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ukrainians in Grande Prairie are looking to preserver their culture with their new school.
Cool Aid Society will continue after United Way and City granted the society $60,000 after Recovery Alberta cut funding. The society says the funds will take them to the end of the school year and still are looking for additional funding to continue its programming.
United Way, city step up with $60,000 for youth centre - Town & Country News
United Way Alberta Northwest and the City of Grande Prairie are each giving $30,000 in emergency funding to the Cool Aid Society to ensure its youth programming can continue. The society, which provid...
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February 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cool Aid Society will continue after United Way and City granted the society $60,000 after Recovery Alberta cut funding. The society says the funds will take them to the end of the school year and still are looking for additional funding to continue its programming.
Cool Aid Society is facing closure after it lost provincial funding. I’m also working on a follow up story for next week. #gpab
Province surprises Grande Prairie youth centre with abrupt stop in funding
The Cool Aid Society in Grande Prairie announced Friday it may need to close its doors next month after 45 years of service due to an abrupt loss of provincial funding.
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February 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Cool Aid Society is facing closure after it lost provincial funding. I’m also working on a follow up story for next week. #gpab
New art exhibit in Grande Prairie remembers children in residential schools.
The Faceless Doll Project: A community art exhibit honouring child victims of residential schools - Town & Country News
The latest exhibit at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie (AGGP) has about 200 dolls lining the walls of its exhibit spaces. Unlike most dolls, these do not have faces. The Faceless Doll Project, a part...
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January 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New art exhibit in Grande Prairie remembers children in residential schools.
Always love photographing the Malanka event in Grande Prairie. Last weekend the Troyanda Society celebrated 50 years in the city.
PHOTOS: Malanka 2025 - Town & Country News
The Troyanda Society celebrated 50 years at its Malanka celebration at Bonnetts Energy Centre on Saturday. Malanka is the celebration of the Ukrainian New Year. The night included dancers from Troyan...
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January 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Always love photographing the Malanka event in Grande Prairie. Last weekend the Troyanda Society celebrated 50 years in the city.
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I suspect many of you are, like me, David Lynch fans. This obituary does great service to explain his contributions to culture. What an artist. RIP www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
David Lynch, Auteur Drawn to the Dark and the Dreamlike, Dies at 78
With such hallucinogenic masterworks as 'Eraserhead,' 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive,' 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Elephant Man,' he often left more questions than answers.
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January 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I suspect many of you are, like me, David Lynch fans. This obituary does great service to explain his contributions to culture. What an artist. RIP www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Had some fun checking out the ice races in Grande Prairie #gpab
150 km/h on ice: Ice racing returns to Clairmont Lake - Town & Country News
Large metal spikes protrude from the tires as the motorcycles line up to race on the frozen Clairmont Lake. Racers will reach speeds of about 150 km/h on the 7.2-kilometere track, which is about 12 m...
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January 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Had some fun checking out the ice races in Grande Prairie #gpab
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January 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Here is a collection of my favourite images and stories I made over the past year.
Thank you to everyone who has ever trusted me with their stories. The upcoming year will be busy, and I plan to continue telling stories of Grande Prairie and the area.
#gpab
Thank you to everyone who has ever trusted me with their stories. The upcoming year will be busy, and I plan to continue telling stories of Grande Prairie and the area.
#gpab
Best of 2024 — Jesse Boily
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December 31, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Here is a collection of my favourite images and stories I made over the past year.
Thank you to everyone who has ever trusted me with their stories. The upcoming year will be busy, and I plan to continue telling stories of Grande Prairie and the area.
#gpab
Thank you to everyone who has ever trusted me with their stories. The upcoming year will be busy, and I plan to continue telling stories of Grande Prairie and the area.
#gpab
Landlocked Grande Prairie filmmakers make a underwater show with an indigenous twist #gpab
A first-of-its-kind television show to premiere from Grande Prairie filmmaker - Town & Country News
A Grande Prairie filmmaker’s newest project explores the planet's fragile ecosystems while highlighting indigenous and Western solutions to problems facing waterways in Canada. Len Morrisette is the c...
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December 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Landlocked Grande Prairie filmmakers make a underwater show with an indigenous twist #gpab
The Mountview Health Complex is expected to replace the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital, although Alberta Health and AHS had to change their tune after the community didn't accept the first round of announcements. #gpab
Mountview open house shares challenges, future of Beaverlodge healthcare - Town & Country News
About 80 people attended the Mountview Health Complex open house on Dec. 4, far less than the June packed house that saw 400 attendees learn the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital replacement would not ha...
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December 12, 2024 at 7:36 PM
The Mountview Health Complex is expected to replace the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital, although Alberta Health and AHS had to change their tune after the community didn't accept the first round of announcements. #gpab
Grande Prairie council looks into paid parking downtown due to alleged abuse of free parking
Grande Prairie council looks into paid parking downtown - Town & Country News
<p>A report on potential revenue and expense of adding paid parking to downtown Grande Prairie was presented to the Public & Protective Services committee Nov. 26.The report looked into the history of...
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December 7, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Grande Prairie council looks into paid parking downtown due to alleged abuse of free parking
Vandals strikes the Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre again in Grande Prairie
Vandals strikes the Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre again - Town & Country News
On Nov. 23 around 7:20 a.m. - after a night of heavy snowfall - notifications rang on Renee Charbonneau’s phone showing damage at the Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre in Grande Prairie...
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December 5, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Vandals strikes the Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre again in Grande Prairie
A new training program is being offered to women looking to join the Grande Prairie Police Service
New training program to help women applying for the Grande Prairie Police Service
A new fitness program at the Eastlink Centre is aimed at helping women be successful with their application to the Grande Prairie Police Service.
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November 29, 2024 at 5:23 AM
A new training program is being offered to women looking to join the Grande Prairie Police Service