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Hillside Community School continues student Christmas shop tradition
An annual Christmas shop for kids at Hillside Community School is a tradition which displays the positive community culture of the school.Josh Hartman, Principal at Hillside says the Christmas shop is...
Dec 23, 2021

Bandaged Paws receives $50,000 donation from Stahl Peterbilt
Christmas came early for workers and volunteers at Bandaged Paws. Earlier this week, the non-profit organization received a generous donation of $50,000 from Stahl Peterbilt Inc. In a Facebook post on...
Dec 22, 2021

Premier Kenney announces targeted measures for province ahead of Christmas
The Alberta government has announced it will be taking additional steps to help slow the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The news comes as the province sees Omicron COVID-19 cases surge to new...
Dec 21, 2021

Wembley to celebrate winter solstice with parade Tuesday
The Town of Wembley is hosting its first-ever winter solstice parade Tuesday evening. Charmaine Baker who is the Recreation Coordinator for Wembley says with December 21 marking the shortest day of th...
Dec 21, 2021

Final numbers in from 2021 Christmas Bird Count
The final number is in from the annual Christmas Bird Count.The annual Christmas Bird Count usually takes place on a weekend in December and has local bird enthusiasts walk through a park or neighbour...
Dec 20, 2021

Toews says farmers planning for 2022 after a tough 2021
The MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti says 2021 has been "a mixed bag" for agriculture.Travis Toews says the drought is the biggest story of the year, but adds some commodity prices have been at what he c...
Dec 19, 2021

Sexsmith Minor Hockey launching program hoping to give more kids a chance to play
Sexsmith Minor Hockey is looking to get more youth involved in the sport this winter.The organization is launching a new program in January 2022 called the Pond Hockey Program. The new program is for ...
Dec 18, 2021

Free rapid COVID-19 test kits now available in Alberta
UPDATE: A tweet from the Alberta Health Services' North Zone says AHS facilities in Grande Prairie, Peace River and Fairview have run out of the free rapid testing kits that were being distributed for...
Dec 17, 2021

Grande Prairie Live Theatre returning to stage with 'A Christmas Concert' performance
Grande Prairie Live Theatre will be debuting its latest performance on Thursday night.The performance is titled 'A Christmas Concert' and will mark the very first time Grande Prairie Live Theatre has ...
Dec 16, 2021

Province announces new measures against Omicron COVID variant
As the number of cases of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to grow across the country, the province made a slew of announcements to help control the situation. EXPANDED RAPID TESTINGThe p...
Dec 15, 2021