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Lemonade Day registration open for northern Alberta youth entrepreneurs
June 18 is Lemonade Day in northern Alberta, and registration is open for youth in Kindergarten to Grade 12. Lemonade Day is a free program organized by Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region a...
Mar 13, 2022

Time change tonight – turn clocks ahead one hour
Most Canadians will turn their clocks ahead this weekend as most of the country springs ahead.The change takes place in most provinces, including here in Alberta, on Sunday at 2 a.m. Clocks will not b...
Mar 12, 2022

Local establishments stepping up to help Ukraine
A couple of local establishments are stepping up to help Ukraine. The Grande Prairie Legion #54 and Lions Den Pub are both holding fundraisers this Saturday to help raise money to help Ukrainians tryi...
Mar 11, 2022

Alberta Council of Women's Shelters launch "More Than" campaign
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters has launched a provincial campaign to help illustrate what shelters do for those experiencing domestic violence. The "More Than" campaign launched on International ...
Mar 10, 2022

Northwestern Polytechnic looks towards building on strengths and values in region
With the final step in transitioning to Northwestern Polytechnic officially complete, officials are looking forward to the future of the institution. Northwestern Polytechnic President and CEO Justin ...
Mar 09, 2022

GPRC makes transition to Northwestern Polytechnic
This story has been updated from its original versionWhat used to be known as Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) is now officially known as Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP). The announcement made on...
Mar 09, 2022

Agri-Show returns to Evergreen Park
March 9 is the first day of the Foster's Peace Country Classic Agri-Show.It runs through Saturday, March 12.The show was not held at all last year and cancelled after the first day in 2020 because of ...
Mar 09, 2022

Grande Prairie RCMP on scene of collision between vehicle and pedestrian
UPDATE 4:43 p.m.: Grande Prairie RCMP say ATCO is making repairs after a vehicle-pedestrian collision this afternoon led to a gas leak.Mounties say southbound 100 Street is down to one lane between 10...
Mar 08, 2022

City finds buyer for old downtown fire hall
City council has approved an offer to buy the old fire hall downtown.The city will sell the building on the corner of 102 Avenue and 101 Street to Hi Tech Leasing for $1 million, subject to conditions...
Mar 07, 2022

Grande Prairie RCMP search for vehicle and suspect following trio of stolen vehicle reports March 7
UPDATE 4:30 p.m. March 8:Grande Prairie and Beaverlodge RCMP continue to look for the male suspect. The stolen blue Dodge welding truck has been recovered. Mounties continue their investigation.The Gr...
Mar 07, 2022