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Over $28 million budgeted for 2022 infrastructure improvements in Grande Prairie

Construction season is picking back up in Grande Prairie. May marks the first wave of infrastructure improvements being done and this year has a long list of projects to be completed.The city's annual...

May 04, 2022

Riverstone School receiving ceremonial tree for Arbor Day

The Grande Prairie Arbor Day Society is celebrating trees on May 5 by holding a ceremonial tree plant at the Riverstone Public School.Each year during the first full week of May, a school is chosen to...

May 03, 2022

BC man dead after vehicle collision near Bezanson

Grande Prairie RCMP say a 25-year-old man from Surrey, BC is dead after a collision Monday afternoon near Bezanson.Mounties say they were called out to a crash between a semi and a car on Highway 43 n...

May 02, 2022

Grande Prairie RCMP on scene of multi vehicle collision

Mounties are on the scene at Highway 670 and Highway 43 near the town of Bezanson for a collision involving a semi-truck and small car partially blocking the road. RCMP are advising motorists to expec...

May 02, 2022

New O'Brien Lake West school officially named after Louis Riel

Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools says the new school coming to O'Brien Lake West will be named Louis Riel Catholic School.The board initially approved the idea at its regular meeting las...

May 02, 2022

MADD's crashed car awareness campaign returning to Grande Prairie

A campaign meant to bring awareness to the dangers of drinking and driving is coming back to the City and County of Grande Prairie this year.A car is placed on its roof in various locations. Mothers A...

May 02, 2022

County of Grande Prairie council approves contract for road overlay program

The County of Grande Prairie has hired Knelson Sand & Gravel Ltd. to do this year's road overlay program.A contract worth just over $1.4 million was approved at Monday's council meeting.Reeve Lean...

Apr 29, 2022

GP&DCS considering naming a school after Louis Riel

The board at Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools is looking at naming a new K-9 French Immersion school in the O'Brien area after Metis leader Louis Riel.Board chair Russ Snoble says a numb...

Apr 29, 2022

Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta set to elect new board

A new executive - including a board chair - will be elected when the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta holds its annual general meeting on May 11th. The new board chair will replace Natasha...

Apr 28, 2022

UPDATE: Some weather warnings remain in place for the Peace

Environment Canada still has a rainfall warning for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast areaThere could be some snow mixed in with rain on Wednesday and Thursday.Rain and snow warnings ...

Apr 27, 2022