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City looking to be reimbursed by province for vaccination clinic costs

Grande Prairie City Council wants the province to help it pay for the cost of having a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the Montrose Cultural Centre.At Monday's meeting, Council approved a motion to hav...

Apr 20, 2021

Two Grande Prairie residents charged after Internet Child Exploitation unit investigation

Two Grande Prairie residents have been charged with at least one child pornography offence related to the online sexual exploitation of children.This comes after the Alberta Law Enforcement Response T...

Apr 20, 2021

Work to start soon on new 12-storey mixed-use building at Park Hotel site

Work on a new building that will go where the Park Hotel used to sit in downtown Grande Prairie will soon start.It will be a 12-storey building. There will be 10-floors of residential with a total of ...

Apr 19, 2021

Highlights from the Liberal's 2021 federal budget

OTTAWA, ONT - The Liberals have unveiled their first federal budget in about two years.The government is betting that billions more in debt will pay itself back in economic growth by helping thousands...

Apr 19, 2021

No injuries, multiple residents displaced following Avondale fire

A fire at a multi-family building in the Avondale neighbourhood in Grande Prairie late Sunday night has left multiple residents displaced, though no injuries have been reported.The Grande Prairie Fire...

Apr 19, 2021

Grande Prairie organizations celebrate National Volunteer Week

Today marks the start of National Volunteer Week in Canada.The annual week is a nationwide celebration to support volunteers that help out in our communities. This year, it runs from April 18-24.Carol...

Apr 18, 2021

County of Grande Prairie approves 2021 budget with 0% tax rate increase

The County of Grande Prairie has approved their 2021 capital and operating budgets, resulting in a zero per cent property tax rate increase.The overall budget approved by council Friday sits at $170.8...

Apr 16, 2021

Grande Prairie's rental rates see slight changes in March, down significantly from 2020

Data from Rentals.ca shows the average rent for one- and two-bedroom units in Grande Prairie are down on a year-over-year basis, while on a month-over-month comparison, there were slight changes.The a...

Apr 16, 2021

UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP arrest suspect in indecent exposure incidents

UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP have arrested a 19-year-old city man in relation to their investigation into several recent reports of indecent exposure acts over the last month in the city. Charges are p...

Apr 15, 2021

Rotary, Rotaract Clubs seeking socks, underwear donations as part of Dignity Drive

The four Rotary Clubs and Rotaract Club of Grande Prairie are holding reverse Dignity Drives at Centre 2000 on April 17 and 30, and they are putting a call to the community to donate new packages of s...

Apr 15, 2021