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Province releases updated numbers on substance-related deaths
Numbers compiled by the province say that Grande Prairie recorded 34 deaths related to substances from January through October 2023.Of those, 29 were from non-pharmaceutical opioids and five from alco...
Jan 29, 2024
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP respond to fatal on Highway 40
UPDATE:Grande Prairie RCMP, Collision Analyst, and emergency crews have cleared the area and traffic flow has resumed. After their investigation, Mounties believe that at 7:10 a.m. north of the Canfor...
Jan 27, 2024
Kleskun Hills to become a provincial park
Kleskun Hills is becoming a provincial park.The province says in a news release that the new Kleskun Hills Provincial Park will include more than 1,000 hectares of protected land.County of Grande Prai...
Jan 26, 2024
UPDATE: Highway 676, near Range Road 260 reopened
UPDATE:An update regarding the accident on Highway 676, east of Range Road 260, has been provided by RCMP. In the update Mounties do want to confirm that this accident was not fatal, as previously rep...
Jan 25, 2024
Premier Smith in Grande Prairie Thursday, January 25 for UCP fundraiser
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be in Grande Prairie today, January 25.Smith is attending a United Conservative Party fundraising dinner at the Pomeroy Hotel.She will be joined by four Peace Count...
Jan 25, 2024
City-wide food insecurity survey finds nearly one in five households cannot afford groceries
An online survey put out in June and July of 2023 has found the majority of residents in Grande Prairie find food "very expensive". The Food Access and Affordability Survey by the Food Access and Secu...
Jan 24, 2024
Alberta Canola conference, AGM, Research Symposium in Grande Prairie Wednesday & Thursday
Canola business people from around Alberta have gathered in Grande Prairie for Alberta Canola's conference and annual general meeting today (Wednesday, January 24).The organization's Rick Taillieu say...
Jan 24, 2024
Joint use facilities for local school divisions planned for Fairview
Two local school divisions are working to develop joint-use facilities in the town of Fairview.The Grande Prairie & District Catholic School Division's Board of Trustees passed a motion adding a K...
Jan 23, 2024
"Good uptake in specialized physicians" in Grande Prairie says Mayor Clayton
Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton says the city has been "very fortunate recently" when it comes to attracting doctors."AHS has been quite aggressive in their attraction of new physicians and so, on...
Jan 22, 2024
ASIRT investigating officer-involved shooting in Grande Prairie
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating an offer-involved shooting that occurred during a heavy police presence in a northwest Grande Prairie neighbourhood on December 20.Grande Pr...
Jan 21, 2024