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Physician training in Grande Prairie set to start in the fall of 2025
The training of family physicians in Grande Prairie is expected to start in the fall of 2025.Officials from Northwestern Polytechnic and the University of Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding ...
Apr 26, 2024
MD of Peace fire and evacuation addressed by province, new update
UPDATE: The Peace River Forest Area Wildfire Information Office says that as of 3:45 Wednesday afternoon, that the work using heavy equipment to fight the blaze had been completed. Ground crews were s...
Apr 24, 2024
Wildfire leads to evacuation order for part of the MD of Peace
UPDATE: The area covered by the evacuation order has been updated.An Alberta Emergency Alert says "Everyone in the area of Township Road 830, south to the Peace River, and from Highway 684, east to th...
Apr 23, 2024
Tax increase and reallocation being used to cover shortfall in city budget caused by no stormwater utility
City council has approved a combination of things, including a tax increase, to cover a shortfall in the budget caused by not going ahead with a stormwater utility in Grande Prairie.Continuing to fund...
Apr 23, 2024
An inside look at Cedar Point, Grande Prairie's newest supportive housing
The Mustard Seed is now fully operating Cedar Point, previously called the Coordinated Care Campus.Cedar Point is a supportive housing building that provides an affordable, social housing option looki...
Apr 22, 2024
Clairmont brush fire under control
The County of Grande Prairie says the 30 hectare brush fire northeast of Clairmont is now under control as of Monday, April 22.County fire crews and Alberta Wildfire are still working in the area to i...
Apr 22, 2024
UPDATE: Large brush fire northeast of Clairmont
Update on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. - Crews continue working on the fire north of Clairmont. Is it expected firefighters will be in the area for the next several days.The fire is estimated to be 30 hectares...
Apr 21, 2024
Grande Prairie Police Chief Dwayne Lakusta officially sworn-in
A searing-In ceremony was held at the Teressa Sargent hall on Friday, April 19, to officially welcome Grande Prairie Municipal Police Chief, Dwayne Lakusta, to his new role.Photo Courtesy EGP StaffAft...
Apr 20, 2024
Court update: Sentencing after manslaughter guilty plea, preliminary hearing dates set in Grande Prairie murder
Nine year sentence after guilty plea to manslaughter Alberta Justice says a man charged after the 2013 death of a woman in Clairmont has been given a nine year sentence after pleading guilty to a char...
Apr 19, 2024
Hometown co-producer and actress on the silver screen in theatrical premiere Friday
Grande Prairie native Erin Neil will be getting her moment in the spotlight this Friday evening, when feature film Re:Uniting hits the big screen in her old stomping grounds.The Canadian film "follows...
Apr 18, 2024