Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
County of Grande Prairie conducting further water shutoffs as part of ongoing Hythe valve project
The County of Grande Prairie will be conducting a temporary water outage in Hythe on Wednesday, November 6. As part of an ongoing valve replacement project in the area north and south along 107 Street...
Nov 05, 2024
Fatality inquiry into Alberta boxer's knockout death recommends better oversight
EDMONTON - The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer is recommending changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored. Timothy Hague, who was 34,...
Nov 05, 2024
Mixed curling update, hockey, bantam football and Wolves scores from the weekend
Mixed Curling Alberta is now 1-1 at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Kurt Balderston's team lost 8-3 in six ends to Quebec Monday afternoon. Quebec stole three in the sixth end to seal the vic...
Nov 04, 2024
Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns at school
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns. Premier Danielle Smith's government proposed Thursday one bill that would requir...
Oct 31, 2024
Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance launches online pushback against Bill C-282
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is pushing back against Bill C-282. The private member's bill put forward by a member of the Bloc Quebecois would prohibit the federal government from lowering ta...
Oct 30, 2024
Climbing association delegation among highlights from Monday's city council meeting
Besides the discussion about the sports dome, other highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council included the following: Climbing Wall A delegation that included two dozen people fr...
Oct 22, 2024
Alberta minister to lead Canada delegation at 33rd Tri-National Agricultural Accord
Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation will travel to the U.S. next week to further strengthen relations between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Minister RJ Sigurdson will travel to Arlington,...
Oct 19, 2024
Upcoming changes to AgriStability program meant to save farmers time and money
Changes are coming to the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation's (AFSC) AgriStability program to address challenges like burdensome paperwork and high accounting fees that can hinder farmer prod...
Oct 17, 2024
Alberta Grains annual meetings offer information and input opportunities
Alberta Grains invites barley and wheat farmers to its annual regional meetings taking place across Alberta, giving them a detailed look at the commission's research, advocacy, and extension efforts f...
Oct 17, 2024
Firearms complaint leads to charges
Grande Prairie RCMP say one person has been charged after a firearms complaint Thanksgiving morning. Police say they were called out to a location along Township Road 714 between Range Roads 51 and 53...
Oct 14, 2024