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Grande Prairie Rotary, Rotaract Clubs hoping for successful October Dignity Drive

The Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie and Rotaract Club are looking to collect underwear and sock donations throughout the month of October, in support of their bi-annual Dignity Drive.The drive runs unt...

Oct 09, 2021

Grande Prairie records 10 more opioid-related deaths between June & July

New figures from Alberta Health show 10 more people died as a result of an opioid-linked poisoning in Grande Prairie between June and July of this year. These figures bring Grande Prairie's death toll...

Oct 08, 2021

County hoping to secure alignment for potential Highway 40X East connector

County of Grande Prairie Council has directed administration to re-engage with Alberta Transportation in efforts to proactively protect land which would be needed for a possible future connection betw...

Oct 07, 2021

Alberta lawyers group says no need for increase in vehicle insurance premiums

The Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association (ACTLA) says an increase for private vehicle insurance premiums is not needed.Grande Prairie lawyer Owen Lewis, a member of the association's executive, rec...

Oct 07, 2021

No injuries reported in Pinnacle area garage fire

The Grande Prairie Fire Department says no one was injured after a Tuesday afternoon fire in the Pinnacle area.Firefighters were called in at around 2 p.m. and found a fully involved fire in a double ...

Oct 05, 2021

Grande Prairie RCMP investigating Monday night shooting

Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating a shooting they say took place near downtown on Monday night.Police say just before 11 p.m. officers responded to a shooting in the area of 105 Avenue and 100 Str...

Oct 05, 2021

Sisters in Spirit vigil held in Grande Prairie

The 12th annual Sisters in Spirit memorial walk and candlelight vigil was held in Grande Prairie on Monday night to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and the 2SLGBTQQIA...

Oct 04, 2021

Northreach Society welcoming overdose training being added to first aid and CPR courses

An official with Grande Prairie's Northreach Society is welcoming the Canadian Red Cross' decision to include opioid response in CPR and first aid training.The Red Cross says in a release Health Canad...

Oct 04, 2021

County hoping to further improve business retention

Results from the 2021 County of Grande Prairie Triage Business Retention and Expansion Report suggest county business owners overall are more satisfied compared to most other municipalities.The County...

Oct 03, 2021

Crosswalk painting for residential school awareness seeks final 'community touch'

Residents in Grande Prairie can help bring the final "community touch" to a crosswalk painted with orange handprints, which is meant to help raise awareness about the impact the residential schooling ...

Oct 02, 2021