Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith

Remembrance Day ceremonies in Grande Prairie area
There will be many ceremonies held throughout the greater Grande Prairie area communities on Monday November 11, to commemorate Remembrance Day. Legion Ceremony The Bonnetts Energy Centre in downtown ...
Nov 08, 2024

Heavy police presence in Grouard
Update at 10 a.m. - The High Prairie RCMP say they have apprehended a suspect and they are now in police custody. This incident is now over. More details from RCMP about this investigation are anticip...
Nov 08, 2024

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