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STARS documentary celebrates over 15 years in Grande Prairie

STARS is celebrating over 15 years in Grande Prairie. To mark the occasion, a documentary has been posted on the STARS Air Ambulance YouTube channel. Glenda Farnden, the Senior Municipal Liaison with ...

Jan 14, 2022

First Grande North Winter Festival set to get underway

The first-ever Grande North Winter Festival kicks off this evening in the Swan City. The festival is set for January 14-16 and will take place throughout downtown Grande Prairie. The purpose of the ev...

Jan 14, 2022

GPPL seeking winter clothing for its newly launched "Warming Wall"

The Grande Prairie Public Library (GPPL) is looking to the community for donations of warm winter clothing for its 'Warming Wall.' Head of Adult Services at the GPPL Hailey McCullough says the library...

Jan 13, 2022

Sexsmith solar farm seeing tremendous success after a year of operation

It has been just over a year since the Sexsmith Solar Farm opened and a new report finds it was a successful first year.A report presented to local officials earlier this week found the 706.86 KW (kil...

Jan 12, 2022

Local organizer says July airplane races could be one of the biggest spectator events to come to Grande Prairie

A Grande Prairie man who is among the organizers for a planned airplane race in July says it would be one of the biggest spectator events to come to Grande Prairie.Phil Troyer is on the board of the C...

Jan 12, 2022

Preparations underway for first Grande North Winter Festival

Preparations are underway to get the first Grande North Winter Festival up and running in the Swan City.The festival takes place from January 14-16 throughout downtown Grande Prairie and features vari...

Jan 11, 2022

City Council, organizers discuss Grande Prairie potentially hosting an event called "NASCAR in the sky"

Grande Prairie City Council heard a presentation on the possibility of a Canadian International Air Race Championship series stop coming to the city at its first meeting of 2022 Monday.Organizers call...

Jan 10, 2022

Alberta limits PCR tests for specific groups

PCR testing for COVID-19 will now only be available for specific groups of people in Alberta. Chief medical officer of health for the province Dr. Deena Hinshaw says due to the Omicron COVID-19 varian...

Jan 10, 2022

Warmer temperatures returning to Grande Prairie after lengthy cold snap

Temperatures in Grande Prairie and the Peace Region are returning back to more seasonal after a lengthy cold snap that gripped Alberta over the last three weeks.Over the last several weeks, temperatur...

Jan 10, 2022

Walker beats Scheidegger to win provincial women's curling crown

Laura Walker edged Casey Scheidegger 6-5 in a close, tense women's final Sunday at the Best in Alberta curling provincials played at Grande Prairie's Bonnetts Energy Centre.This is the second Alberta ...

Jan 09, 2022