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Candidate profile: Jackie Clayton
Incumbent Jackie Clayton is one the candidates running to become mayor of Grande Prairie in the October 20 municipal election.What has inspired you to run for Mayor in the Oct. 20, 2025, municipal ele...
Sep 23, 2025

City of Grande Prairie Candidate Profile: Josh Cercel
Josh Cercel is one of over 20 residents running for a City Council position.He was asked to answer the following four questions with a 600-word limit.1. What has inspired you to run for mayor/council/...
Sep 23, 2025

Candidate profile: Kristopher Arcand
Kristopher Arcand is one of the candidates running to be mayor of Grande Prairie in the October 20 municipal election.What has inspired you to run for mayor in the Oct. 20, 2025, municipal election?It...
Sep 23, 2025

NWP "continuing to build momentum" with new Board of Governors additions
Northwestern Polytechnic has welcomed three new members to its Board of Governors.It was confirmed by a Government of Alberta Order in Council last week (Thursday, Sept. 18).NWP Board of Governors Cha...
Sep 23, 2025

City of Grande Prairie Council Candidate Profile: Mike O'Connor
Mike O'Connor is one of over 20 residents running for a City Council position.He was asked to answer the following four questions with a 600-word limit.1. What has inspired you to run for mayor/counci...
Sep 23, 2025

Early morning vehicle fire in Peace River
The Peace Regional RCMP are asking for the public's assistance after an early morning vehicle fire in Peace River.On Monday, Sept. 22, at approximately 3:15 a.m., Mounties responded to the report of a...
Sep 23, 2025

GPES identifies party responsible for Aug. 28 asphalt spill
Grande Prairie Enforcement Services has identified the party responsible for an asphalt spill in late August.On Aug. 28, at 8:50 a.m., Peace Officers and city crews responded to a report of asphalt fa...
Sep 23, 2025

City of Grande Prairie Council Candidate Profile: Wade Pilat
Wade Pilat is one of over 20 residents running for a City Council position.He was asked to answer the following four questions with a 600-word limit.1. What has inspired you to run for mayor/council/s...
Sep 23, 2025

Search for missing five-year-old boy in southern Alberta enters third day
The search for a five-year-old boy in southwestern Alberta is entering its third day.RCMP say two nights of searches have yielded no results in finding Darius Macdougall.Macdougall went missing Sunday...
Sep 23, 2025

Five more ministries get new mandate letters from Premier Smith
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has released five more mandate letters.They follow up the first four which dropped last week, and come ahead of the legislative assembly reconvening for a fall session o...
Sep 23, 2025