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Loewen among critics of last-minute changes to UCP leadership review voting process
Premier Jason Kenney's leadership of the United Conservative Party (UCP) will be up for review next month. But party executives have made some late changes to the voting process for the review, going ...
Mar 28, 2022

Grande Prairie's Angie Crerar to meet with Pope Francis on truth and reconciliation
Grande Prairie's Angie Crerar is in Rome this week as part of the delegation of residential school survivors and Indigenous leaders in seek of an apology from Pope Francis for the role of the Catholic...
Mar 27, 2022

UPDATE: Fort St. John mother and children found safe
This story has been updated from its original version.Update two: Police say the Amber Alert has ended. Police say the suspect is in custody and the children and their mother are safe. The RCMP in tha...
Mar 26, 2022

RCMP investigating human remains found in Grande Prairie
The Grande Prairie RCMP General Investigation Section is investigating an incident that led to human remains being found in Grande Prairie on Thursday. On March 24, just after 8:05 p.m., police receiv...
Mar 25, 2022

Supervised Consumption Site sees over three years of service in Grande Prairie
March 2022 marks the third anniversary of the mobile Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) in Grande Prairie. SCS Clinical Lead Tracy Pelgrim believes the SCS continues to have a huge impact on the Grande...
Mar 25, 2022

Number of flights out of Grande Prairie airport expected to start increasing over coming weeks
It looks like business will be picking up again soon at the Grande Prairie Airport. Todd Carter, the airport's director of operations says early indications are that their number of scheduled commerci...
Mar 24, 2022

Local Ukrainian Catholic Parish to host traditional dinner fundraiser Sunday
Grande Prairie's Ukrainian Catholic Parish is hosting a Ukrainian dinner fundraiser on Sunday in support of the Ukrainians impacted by Russia's military invasion of their country. Father Matthew Drury...
Mar 24, 2022

New STARS H145 helicopter set to land in Grande Prairie within a few weeks
The new STARS Airbus H145 helicopter will be arriving in Grande Prairie and serving northern Alberta and B.C. residents within the next few weeks. Glenda Farnden, the Senior Municipal Liaison with STA...
Mar 23, 2022

County Regional Fire Service reminding residents to use safe burning practices
The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service is reminding residents in the area to follow safe burning practices with the weather warming up and grass drying up.March 1 officially marked the sta...
Mar 22, 2022

Coordinated Care Campus temporary units could last up to a year
Grande Prairie city council approved a temporary development permit to allow for the temporary housing units outside the Coordinated Care Campus to stay until March 31, 2023. This means the portable t...
Mar 21, 2022