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City of Grande Prairie investigating incident at Eastlink Centre
The City of Grande Prairie is investigating an incident that occurred at Eastlink Centre Friday, December 15.An individual was on the rec centre's running track when they fell to the floor below.All a...
Dec 18, 2023
More teeth for bylaw after rules brought in for e-bikes and e-scooters says Grande Prairie city councillor
A member of city council says changes to include e-bikes and e-scoters in the Parkland Bylaw will give those rules "more teeth."The changes mean that the use of such contraptions on pathways is now in...
Dec 17, 2023
Grande Prairie RCMP Investigating Dec. 1 Hit and Run on Lakeland Drive
Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating a hit and run that occurred December 1.The Mounties say a pedestrian was crossing in the crosswalk on Lakeland Drive at 90A Street when they were struck by a meta...
Dec 16, 2023
Temporary disruption at Valleyview Health Centre ED
The Valleyview Health Centre Emergency Department will likely be without an on-site physician over the weekend. Due to the inability to secure physician coverage, there is expected to be no on-site ph...
Dec 15, 2023
Aquatera now using solar panels to cut down on costs
A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony took place at Aquatera's Zone 3 Reservoir and Pump Station located on Grande Prairie's north side on Thursday, December 14.The ceremony was held to officially open the new so...
Dec 15, 2023
Northreach Society getting $1.2 million provincial grant for syphilis prevention
The Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray-based Northreach Society is getting the largest lumpsome of a newly introduced provincial grant program to prevent, test and treat syphilis. A total of $6 million ...
Dec 14, 2023
Lunches given out in GPPSD's Nutrition Program more than doubles in recent years
The number of lunches given out in the Grande Prairie Public School Division's Nutrition Program has more than doubled in the last two to three years, according to the division's Superintendent. Sandy...
Dec 14, 2023
Court update: Jail sentences in drug arrest, trials set in two murders, preliminary hearing set in another murder, stay of proceedings in drug and weapons arrest
Long jail terms for two people after drug bustAlberta Justice says two people from Grande Prairie have been handed lengthy jail sentences after a 2020 drug bust in the city.Paul Unrau was given an 11-...
Dec 13, 2023
Mayor of Beaverlodge shares thoughts on new hospital
The Alberta Government announced the construction of a new hospital yesterday. (Monday, December 11) in Beaverlodge. The Mountview Health Complex will be built on 20 acres of land donated by the McFar...
Dec 12, 2023
Grande Prairie man charged with murder after death of another Grande Prairie man
RCMP says a Grande Prairie man is facing a charge of first-degree murder after the death of another man earlier this month.Twenty-nine-year-old Nathan Landry appeared in Grande Prairie court Monday, D...
Dec 11, 2023