Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
UPDATE: Highway 43 open again after crash
UPDATE: A caller to Big Country 93.1 says the crash on westbound Highway 43 near Township Road 724 has been cleared up. 511 Alberta no longer has a notification on its map. A caller says there ...
Nov 01, 2023
Pan Continental Curling Championships starts Sunday
Kelowna is hosting the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships October 29 through November 4. Brad Gushue's team, with Beaverlodge's Geoff Walker at lead, will represent Canada on the men's side. T...
Oct 29, 2023
Mid-sized Cities Mayor Caucus calling for liason with Provincial Government
The Mayor of Grande Prairie attended a meeting of mid-sized Alberta city mayors earlier this month. The Mid-sized Cities Mayors Caucus held its Fall 2023 meeting in Leduc to reaffirm priorities and sh...
Oct 26, 2023
Alberta Premier Smith says International Energy Agency 'no longer credible'
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling one of the world's premier energy research institutions "no longer credible" after it released a report saying fossil fuel demand is likely to peak ...
Oct 26, 2023
Trudeau to nominate Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court: CP source
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce the nomination of Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, to the Supreme Court of Canada. A senior government sour...
Oct 26, 2023
GGC chair disappointed with delay for Bill C-234
The chair of the Grain Growers of Canada says his group is disappointed that Bill C-234 has been delayed. The bill would have eliminated the carbon tax on fuel used for grain drying and heating or coo...
Oct 26, 2023
One person dead after head-on collision near Slave Lake
Slave Lake RCMP say one person is dead after a head-on collision Sunday on Highway 2. Police got a report of the crash just after 12:30 p.m. Mounties say their investigation found that a pick-up was g...
Oct 23, 2023
Pine marten rescue a first for two animal care organizations
Updated with new pictures (see below). The Grande Prairie Animal Hospital was part of an unusual wild animal rescue in late September. Practice Manager Dana Johnson says someone from the Wedgewood nei...
Oct 20, 2023
City Hall to take sports dome location ideas to the community
Update: The city says public engagement will happen sometime in November. A formal announcement will be made later. City Hall officials will soon be meeting with the public about future plans for a ne...
Oct 18, 2023
Naturalization, soccer dome, Coordinated Care Campus, and climbing wall among Monday's city council meeting topics
Items related to naturalization and possible locations for a soccer dome and a climbing wall all were discussed at Monday's City Council meeting. Naturalization (corrected from an earlier version) A c...
Oct 14, 2023