Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
Joint use facilities for local school divisions planned for Fairview
Two local school divisions are working to develop joint-use facilities in the town of Fairview.The Grande Prairie & District Catholic School Division's Board of Trustees passed a motion adding a K...
Jan 23, 2024
Curling from the weekend: Grande Prairie team wins world title, U15 qualifier at GPCC
Grande Prairie can boast a world champion curling team.The team of Doug Small, Darlene Bathgate, Connie Anderson and Vernon Boyd ([pictured) won the mixed curling gold medal at the Winter World Master...
Jan 22, 2024
Peace Country athletes representing Canada at Winter Youth Olympic Games
Two athletes from the Peace will be among the 79 representing Canada at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games.Annika Behnke of Peace River and Kole Sauve of Grande Prairie will compete in pairs figure s...
Jan 18, 2024
Alberta releases first report on well cleanup; $33B liability estimate called too low
Alberta's oil and gas producers spent nearly $700 million in 2022 on cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of old wells that dot the province, the regulator's first report on the extent of those liabi...
Jan 17, 2024
Banff to make decision on permanent pedestrian zone in its downtown
BANFF, Alta. - An Alberta town in Canada's busiest national park is expected to make a decision today on whether to continue its popular downtown pedestrian zone every summer and fall. The Town of Ban...
Jan 17, 2024
Reaction to Rachel Notley stepping down as leader of Alberta's New Democrats
EDMONTON - Former premier Rachel Notley, after almost a decade leading Alberta's NDP, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down. Under Notley, the NDP wiped out rival left-centre parties, including ...
Jan 16, 2024
Notley legacy as Alberta premier includes pipeline, higher minimum wage, deficits
EDMONTON - One of Rachel Notley's prized possessions from her time as Alberta premier sits on her bedroom dresser: a framed picture of hell freezing over. It's a photo of a newspaper headline taken th...
Jan 16, 2024
A look at outgoing Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced Tuesday she would step down from the role once a replacement is chosen. Here are some highlights of her life and career: Age: 59. Born April 17, 1...
Jan 16, 2024
Canmore residents still fighting development proposals
UPDATE: The Alberta government has responded to a request from a group of residents to refer two major developments in Canmore for an environmental assessment. An emailed statement from Alberta Enviro...
Jan 10, 2024
Opposition calls for Alberta to dump imported fever medicine amid health concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says it's time to dump the remaining bottles of imported Turkish children's fever medicine, given a new report that states it clogs hospital feeding tubes and can put n...
Jan 10, 2024