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Freezing rain warnings issued

UPDATE: Environment Canada has ended the freezing rain warnings for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview, Peace River-Fairview-High Prairie-Manning, and Hinton-Grande Cache forecast areas.There h...

Dec 13, 2022

Highlights from city council's last meeting of 2022

Grande Prairie city council met Monday for the final time in 2022.Among the highlights was; council giving three readings to a by-law that designates the former Grande Prairie courthouse as a municipa...

Dec 13, 2022

CNRL commits to giving $300,000 over three years to Hythe & District Recreational Society

On December 3, CNRL presented a cheque to the Hythe & District Recreational Society during a community Christmas party for $100,000. The building in which the society resides has a $1,500,000 budg...

Dec 12, 2022

County of Grande Prairie Council approves interim 2023 budget

County of Grande Prairie Council has approved an interim budget for 2023.The county says in a news release that there is no increase planned for municipal property taxes."We know households and busine...

Dec 09, 2022

Local sunflower field harvested in snow, profit to go to Ukrainian refugees

It's not every day a combine is in the field in the midst of December in the Peace Country, but Kendal Farms Ltd. has taken their sunflower crop off later than usual thanks to the heatwave during the ...

Dec 09, 2022

Defence counsel makes closing arguments at trial of two Whitecourt Mounties

UPDATED to add Crown prosecutor's argument.EDMONTON - The defence lawyer for an Alberta Mountie charged with manslaughter says his client was doing her job when she fired shots at a man that she thoug...

Dec 08, 2022

Flights are being reduced at GPA

Beginning in the new year, people flying in and out of the Grande Prairie Airport will notice a reduction of flights being offered by both WestJet and Air Canada.Airport CEO Brian Grant says Air Canad...

Dec 08, 2022

Closing arguments in manslaughter trial of two RCMP members put off until Thursday

Closing arguments in the trial of two Alberta Mounties charged with manslaughter have been postponed until Thursday.Constable Jessica Brown and Cpl. Randy Stenger are accused in the fatal shooting of ...

Dec 07, 2022

Cold warnings issued for northern Alberta

UPDATE: Environment Canada says the extreme cold warning has ended for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area but warnings remain in place for the rest of northwestern Alberta. Extrem...

Dec 05, 2022

International Volunteers Day celebrated in Grande Prairie with awards

Fifteen community members and businesses received awards Monday morning at the annual International Volunteer Day Celebration Breakfast. The Grande Prairie Regional Association of Volunteer Organizati...

Dec 05, 2022