Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
Host farm registration for Alberta Open Farm Days closes April 30
Farms and ranches that want to be a part of Open Farm Days will need to register by the end of the month to participate in this year's festivities in August. The event is a two-day celebration of Albe...
Apr 27, 2023
Canadian farmers plan biggest wheat crop in more than two decades due to war in Ukraine
Canadian farmers are expecting to plant the largest wheat crop in more than two decades this year amid strong demand for wheat.Statistics Canada said Wednesday that farmers anticipate planting 23 mill...
Apr 26, 2023
Grande Prairie man arrested trying to sell stolen firearm
RCMP in Grande Prairie has arrested a man following a complaint of a suspicious sale of a firearm. On Monday, April 24, just before 9:00 a.m., Mounties received a report of a man trying to sell a fire...
Apr 25, 2023
Former city councillor officially the NDP candidate in Grande Prairie for the provincial election
Alberta's New Democrats have officially picked Kevin McLean to be the party's candidate in Grande Prairie for the May 29 provincial election.The party said this in a news release on Friday. A nominati...
Apr 22, 2023
Boil Water advisory issued for Eaglesham
Alberta Health Services has issued a boil water advisory for the Hamlet of Eaglesham due to issues with the water system in that community.They say the water is currently shut off in Eaglesham and wor...
Apr 19, 2023
Roof top fundraiser once again a success for County fire fighters
A total of $12,864 was raised this past weekend by members of the Charitable Foundation of County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service, through their Fill the Boot campaign for Muscular Dystrophy. ...
Apr 17, 2023
Affordability, defeating the NDP among top priorities for new Grande Prairie-Wapiti UCP candidate
The new United Conservative Party candidate in Grande Prairie-Wapiti says travelling with the man he is replacing got him interested in running.Ron Wiebe will replace Travis Toews after the current ML...
Apr 17, 2023
United Conservative Party disputes comments made by Notley regarding GPRH
The United Conservative Party has responded to comments made by NDP leader Rachel Notley during a stop in Grande Prairie on Thursday.During a news conference, Notley stated that she had been told by h...
Apr 13, 2023
Prairie premiers' fears about Lametti comments have 'no grounding in truth': Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Prairie premiers of distorting the words of his justice minister after comments David Lametti made at a meeting of Assembly of First Nations chiefs l...
Apr 12, 2023
Timeline of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and controversy over COVID court cases
EDMONTON - Early January 2023 - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tells Calgary street pastor Artur Pawlowski in a leaked call that charges in a criminal case against him, which are tied to his participa...
Apr 10, 2023