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Fairview ED undergoes another disruption
The Fairview Health Complex emergency department is experiencing another disruption.No doctor will be in the emergency department from 7 a.m. on Monday, October 7 until 7 a.m. on Wednesday, October 9....
Oct 06, 2024

More students in PWPSD, hopes for new PWA project to gain traction
Enrollments are bit higher than anticipated in the Peace Wapiti Public School Division.Assistant Superintendent Darren Young says they were predicting an increase of 39 students. Instead, the increase...
Oct 04, 2024

Suspected drug lab busted outside of Valleyview
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team is currently searching a rural property near Valleyview suspected of being an illegal drug manufacturing lab. The search warrant at the property is part of an...
Oct 03, 2024

Grande Prairie RCMP arrests suspect from Sept. 27 assault
Grande Prairie RCMP has arrested a 20-year-old resident in connection to an assault with a weapon that occurred in September.On September 27, 20-year-old Drake Giroux-Horseman was charged with aggrava...
Oct 03, 2024

Chamber CEO departing for new position with NWP
The CEO for the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce is moving to a new position with Northwestern Polytechnic.Tanya Oliver will be stepping down from her role at the Chamber to become th...
Oct 02, 2024

Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie brings back Dignity Drive for October
The Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie are partnering up again for their annual Dignity Drive to collect socks and underwear for people in need.The clothing staples are among the least donated to shelters...
Oct 01, 2024

Professional Bull Rider Cody Coverchuk wins Peace Country Invitational at Bonnets Energy Centre
(Photo Credit: Everything GP Stall/Nathaniel Leigh)The Professional Bull Riders Canada Cup Series at Bonnetts Energy Centre in Grande Prairie wrapped up Saturday with two-time champion Cody Coverchuk ...
Sep 29, 2024

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony and Walk/Run on Monday
The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre is holding its fourth annual Orange Shirt Day 5km Walk/Run on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. The event in the past has drawn a crowd of...
Sep 27, 2024

GP Piranhas swimmer selected to national senior team for World Aquatics Swimming Championships
Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Club member Oliver Dawson will be wearing the maple leaf on an international stage this winter in Budapest, Hungary.He has been selected as part of an 18-athlete team to c...
Sep 26, 2024

200 speeding tickets handed out in Grande Prairie school zones in first two weeks of September
Grande Prairie Enforcement Services is again reminding drivers to watch their speed in school zones.Enforcement Services says it handed out 200 tickets for speeding in school zones in the first two we...
Sep 25, 2024