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County of Grande Prairie sending letter of concern over proposed electoral boundary changes
The County of Grande Prairie council is weighing in on proposals from the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission.At their meeting Monday, council directed administration to send a letter of concern r...
Nov 12, 2025

Alberta added 13K part-time jobs in October, full-time falls
It may just be part of the holiday shopping season, but Alberta had an influx of part-time work this past month.Statistics Canada reports that there was a net increase of 10,300 people who were employ...
Nov 12, 2025

Remembrance Day ceremony at Jubilee Park cenotaph
Hundreds gathered for a ceremony on November 11, 2025, at Grande Prairie's Jubilee Park to honour those who served our country.The Remembrance Day ceremony included a parade, guest speakers, prayer, b...
Nov 11, 2025

Officer involved shooting in Grande Prairie Monday
RCMP in Grande Prairie will be under the microscope of Alberta's police watchdog following an officer involved shooting on Monday, November 10. The incident happened at 1:32 p.m., when Mounties got a ...
Nov 11, 2025

Alberta Municipalities Convention and Trade Show begins Nov. 12
The Alberta Municipalities Convention and Trade Show is set to take place in Calgary later this week.From Nov. 12-14, over 1,200 municipal leaders from across the province will gather at the Calgary T...
Nov 10, 2025

Football Alberta Weekly Top-10 Rankings
Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2025 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up unt...
Nov 10, 2025

Shots fired incident reported at Simon Lake November 8
Peace River Regional RCMP say there is no ongoing risk to the public following reports of shots fired in Simon Lake Saturday, November 8.Just after 10:00 a.m., Mounties received a report of shots fire...
Nov 09, 2025

Local athlete preparing for first international competition
A Grade 11 student at Peace Wapiti Academy has her sights set on representing Canada on the international stage.Indy Dorscheid is training to be a skeleton slider after being identified as having pote...
Nov 09, 2025

GPPSD elects new Chair and Vice Chair
The Grande Prairie Public School Division Board of Trustees has elected a new Chair and Vice Chair.At the first organizational meeting following the municipal election, the board elected Joan Nellis t...
Nov 09, 2025

Indigenous Veterans Day 2025 Ceremony held at Grande Prairie's Veterans Memorial Park
Grande Prairie's Veterans Memorial Park & Interpretive Centre held a ceremony for Indigenous Veterans Day Saturday, November 8.Members of local First Nations and Metis communities, gathered to hon...
Nov 08, 2025