Category Archives: #1 Story

Evacuation Order given by Saddle Hills County
Saddle Hills County has issued an evacuation order due to wildfire.All those located south of Range Road 790, east of Range Road 103 and west of Range Road 111 for 10 km south are required to evacuate...
Aug 03, 2024

GPREP reducing hours of operation for Jasper Evacuee Reception Centre to 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership has reduced the hours of operation for the reception centre for Jasper evacuees.As of Friday, August 2 the centre located at the Holiday Inn & Sui...
Aug 02, 2024

Alberta Day of Caring estimated to have raised over $1.5 million
Alberta Day of Caring wrapped up earlier today. (Wednesday, July 31)So far, Alberta bottle depots collected $518,482 worth of donations, which is estimated to be around $1.5 million with the provincia...
Jul 31, 2024

Alberta Day of Caring
Alberta Day of Caring will run throughout Wednesday, July 31 During the day Albertans are invited to support Jasper evacuees, with three different ways to provide donations; Through the Alberta Day of...
Jul 31, 2024

Alberta Day of Caring
Alberta Day of Caring is set to take place on Wednesday, July 31. This initiative, led by Pattison Media and other Alberta radio stations, was designed as a way to raise funds for Jasper and those aff...
Jul 30, 2024

City and County of Grande Prairie downgrade Fire Ban to Fire Restriction
The City and County of Grande Prairie have downgraded their Fire Bans to Fire Restrictions.Effective Monday, open burning fires not contained within a fire pit, burning barrels, and campfires on publi...
Jul 30, 2024

Alberta radio stations come together for ‘Day of Caring for Jasper’
Every major radio station across Alberta will, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, hold a major fundraising effort for Jasper, a small resort town and national park that was ravaged by wildfire last week.The...
Jul 29, 2024

Vigen wins 2024 Battle of the Foothills
Grande Prairie native Chanse Vigen is on cloud nine after winning the World Professional Chuckwagon Association's running of the Battle of the Foothills Sunday evening. He captured the High River crow...
Jul 29, 2024

358 structures destroyed in Jasper says Jasper National Park post
A new post on the Jasper National Park social media page says 358 out of 1,113 structures in the town have been destroyed, or around 30 per cent.The hospital, museum and schools were all saved and are...
Jul 26, 2024

City of Grande Prairie shares information on Jasper wildfire situation
The City of Grande Prairie has provided an update on the ongoing Jasper wildfire situation.Dan Lemieux, Director of Emergency Management said; " In the City of Grande Prairie right now, we have about ...
Jul 26, 2024