Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
Fairview Health Complex ED without a physician three times in the next week
The Fairview Health Complex emergency department will be without an onsite physician, for a combined 120 hours this week.The first will take place from 7 a.m. Monday, March 25 until 7 a.m. on Tuesday,...
Mar 24, 2024
Five people arrested following property crime initiative around Grimshaw
Within a span of a few days, Mounties with the Western Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit was able to arrest and charge multiple individuals through what it calls proactive enforcement. The WAD CRU...
Mar 21, 2024
Bonanza School students create Braille books for visually impaired youth
Grade 5 and 6 students from Bonanza school have finished translating 100 books into Braille for visually impaired students across Northwestern Alberta. After a visit with Peace Collaborative Services ...
Mar 19, 2024
Alberta government invests in more beds at women's shelters, including in Grande Prairie and Fairview
The Alberta government on Tuesday revealed more details of its $5-million investment into creating new spaces at women's shelters across the province over the next three years, a cash influx first rev...
Mar 19, 2024
Driven by wildfire smoke, Canada's air quality worse than U.S.: report
Canada's air quality last year was worse than the United States for the first time since a firm started publishing its annual assessment in 2018. The 2023 World Air Quality report from Swiss company I...
Mar 19, 2024
Local hockey teams mourn passing of Ed Widdifield
The Northwest Junior Hockey League, Grande Prairie Athletics and the Storm are sending their condolences to the family of Ed Widdifield. The NWJHL says on its website that Ed passed away Saturday afte...
Mar 18, 2024
St. Patrick's Day temperature record broken in Grande Prairie
Environment Canada says Grande Prairie set a record for the highest temperature recorded on St. Patrick's Day. The temperature reached 21.3 Sunday, beating the previous high of 9.4 set in 1976. A year...
Mar 18, 2024
Tenille Townes putting on a show at home in November
Tenillle Townes will be coming home for a show in November.The Grande Prairie born and raised performer will bring her Thing That Brought Me Here Tour to Grande Prairie November 19.Tickets will be ava...
Mar 15, 2024
City and County of Grande Prairie gravel road bans in place
The City and County of Grande Prairie have instigated gravel road bans.As of Friday, March 15, all gravel roads will be at 75 per cent axle weight between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. as part...
Mar 15, 2024
Alberta government releases no-go zone map for renewable power projects
EDMONTON - Alberta is blocking off large sections of the province to renewable power development. The government has released a map defining which parts of the province are to be off-limits to wind an...
Mar 15, 2024