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Grande Prairie RCMP share tips to identify phone scams

The Grande Prairie RCMP are reminding the public to be vigilant before providing any personal information over the phone, as the holiday season approaches.Sgt. Shawn Graham with the Grande Prairie RCM...

Nov 27, 2021

In My Backyard Society launches fundraiser for local Indigenous teachings initiative

A duo from the Grande Prairie region, hoping to bring the teachings of local Indigenous history to outdoor parks and trails in the area, has kicked off a fundraiser to help the initiative come to frui...

Nov 26, 2021

Court update: Sentencing in one child pornography case, trial order in another, Fox Creek AMBER Alert case resolved

Two-year sentence in Child pornography caseAlberta Justice says one of two Grande Prairie men charged in a child pornography arrest in April has been given a two-year jail term.Stedson McDonald pleade...

Nov 26, 2021

Festival of Trees kicks off Thursday at Evergreen Park

The 33rd annual Festival of Trees kicked off Thursday evening at the Tara Centre at Evergreen Park. The annual fundraiser for the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation was cancelled in 2020 due ...

Nov 25, 2021

Grande Prairie's Drug Treatment Court now in operation

Grande Prairie opened its first Drug Treatment Court on November 18, becoming the latest community to begin offering alternatives for non-violent drug offendersDrug Treatment Courts have been operatin...

Nov 25, 2021

Eastlink Centre CHP unit creating significant cost savings, emissions reduction

Roughly $240,000 has been saved since the installation of a combined heat and power unit at the Eastlink Centre in April 2021, according to city officials.An update on the CHP unit was shared Tuesday ...

Nov 24, 2021

Children's COVID-19 vaccine appointments can be booked starting Wednesday

Albertans looking to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to book their appointment to do so through Alberta Health Services starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 24.Premier...

Nov 23, 2021

Wembley arena open to community as rental ice plant officially installed

Ice is back in the Source Energy Arena in Wembley. After many months of roadblocks following a fire at the arena in 2020, as well as delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Arena Rebuild Committee Chair ...

Nov 23, 2021

Grande Prairie Airport hopeful for flight activity increases

The Grande Prairie Airport saw a slight decline in flight activity in October, however, but CEO Brian Grant says they are still seeing over 50 per cent of the traffic they had pre-pandemic in 2019. "A...

Nov 22, 2021

Grande Prairie Friendship Centre seeking donations to help BC flood victims

The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre is teaming up with the Nawican Friendship Centre in Dawson Creek to help fellow friendship centres which have been displaced from the landslides and floods in Brit...

Nov 22, 2021