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Leanne Beaupre seeking re-election to County of Grande Prairie Council this fall
Current County of Grande Prairie Reeve Leanne Beaupre says she will be seeking another term on County Council in the municipal election this fall. Beaupre says she decided to run again because of her ...
Aug 26, 2021

County seeking provincial funds to help with Hythe infrastructure repairs
The County of Grande Prairie is applying for over $1 million in provincial funding to aid in the transition of the former Village of Hythe into the County.The application for the Alberta Community Par...
Aug 25, 2021

GPCSD announces back to school plan
The GPCSD (Grande Prairie and District Catholic School Division) has announced their back to school plans for the 2021-22 school year. While some things will look similar to last school year because o...
Aug 24, 2021

City council opts for full demolition of Leisure Centre, Pitch 2
Grande Prairie City Council unanimously agreed to proceed with the full demolition of the Leisure Centre and the adjoining indoor soccer pitch, known as Pitch 2, at Monday's council meeting.This comes...
Aug 24, 2021

Justice for Justice Society to hold Overdose Awareness Walk at Horse Lake First Nation
The second ever Justice's Overdose Awareness Walk will be taking place next week at Horse Lake First Nation.The walk is held in honour of Justice Kent, a Horse Lake resident who passed away last year ...
Aug 23, 2021

UPDATE: Rainfall warning ended for Grande Prairie area
UPDATE: As of 10:30 a.m. Aug. 23 the rainfall warning for the Grande Prairie area has ended. A total of 34.8 mm of rain was recorded at the Grande Prairie Airport on Aug.22, which is less than half th...
Aug 21, 2021

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Grande Prairie area
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast area, as well as the Hinton-Grande Cache forecast area on Saturday, August 21.Environment Canada says...
Aug 21, 2021

Helping Hands of Grande Prairie looking for sponsors to help get youth school supplies
The local group Helping Hands of Grande Prairie is asking community members to help sponsor youth in need for the upcoming school year. Helping Hands of Grande Prairie is a group put together that wor...
Aug 21, 2021

Grande Prairie MLA Allard requests Minister LaGrange to slow down rollout of draft K-6 curriculum
Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard is requesting Education Minister Adriana LaGrange to slow down the rollout of the new draft K-6 curriculum.Allard wrote a six-page letter to Minister LaGrange Friday, s...
Aug 20, 2021

Sargent Family Foundation $1M endowment creates sustainability for Grande Prairie Art Gallery
The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie along with the Sargent Family Foundation have decided to endow the family foundations donation of $1 million made over a decade ago and put it towards special project...
Aug 20, 2021