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Local elected officials have some concerns with tabled Recall Act

The Alberta Government introduced Bill 52: The Recall Act in the legislature on Monday, and while generally in favour of recall legislation, some local elected officials have some concerns with the sp...

Mar 17, 2021

GPPA looking to re-brand to include other energy sector industries

The Grande Prairie Petroleum Association is looking to re-brand in order to expand and diversify the group's membership.The GPPA, which has traditionally been used to promote it's members in the oil a...

Mar 16, 2021

2021 Bear Creek Folk Festival postponed to 2022

For the second consecutive year, the Bear Creek Folk Festival has been postponed due to concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. Bear Creek Folk Festival producer Sarah Card says while many things regar...

Mar 16, 2021

Alberta No. 1 CEO excited for future of Greenview geothermal energy project

The CEO of Alberta's first conventional geothermal energy facility is eager to see the project advance, following a detailed temperature log confirming the potential to generate geothermal power in Al...

Mar 15, 2021

MLA Loewen pushing to scrap Highway 43/49 bypass plans around Valleyview

Central Peace-Notley MLA Todd Loewen says any upgrades to the alignment of Highway 43 and 49 in the Town of Valleyview should keep traffic going through town - not bypassing it.Loewen says this is som...

Mar 15, 2021

Active COVID-19 cases drop to 182 in Grande Prairie as seven new cases identified

The City of Grande Prairie added seven new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday along with 14 recoveries, bringing the active case total in the city down to 182 as of the end of day March 12.The County of Gr...

Mar 14, 2021

Mayor, Reeve look back on year of COVID-19

It's been a full year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic, and the leaders of the City and County of Grande Prairie are reflecting on the past 12 months.Mayor...

Mar 13, 2021

Testing confirms geothermal power generation potential south of Grande Prairie

Alberta's first geothermal energy facility planned in the MD of Greenview is one step closer to reality, after a test conducted on an inactive SECURE ENERGY well south of Grande Prairie has confirmed ...

Mar 12, 2021

Local podcasters awarded grant to dig into infamous 1918 Grande Prairie murders

Two local podcasters have been awarded $10,000 in funding by TELUS STORYHIVE to produce their new true crime podcast, Blood on the Prairie.The Blood on the Prairie podcast is being created by Cris Sep...

Mar 11, 2021

Over 80% of Grande Spirit Foundation residents have received COVID-19 vaccine

The Grande Spirit Foundation says 82 per cent of residents in their senior lodges and apartments have been administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been d...

Mar 11, 2021