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Several City on 99th services moving to the Coordinated Care Campus
Starting on Monday, April 1, multiple City services located at City on 99th, will be relocating to the Coordinated Care Campus. Six services will be making the move; Enforcement Services, Mobile Outre...
Mar 26, 2024

City administration to compile report on food security work in Grande Prairie
A discussion about emergency funding for the CAIRN Housing Society turned into a bigger discussion about food security in Grande Prairie at Monday's city council meeting. Council approved $16,000 in o...
Mar 26, 2024

Fairview Health Complex ED without a physician three times in the next week
The Fairview Health Complex emergency department will be without an onsite physician, for a combined 120 hours this week.The first will take place from 7 a.m. Monday, March 25 until 7 a.m. on Tuesday,...
Mar 24, 2024

$1.9 billion for major highway and bridge projects in Alberta budget
The 2024 Alberta budget includes over $151 million over three years for 56 engineering projects across the province. Minister of Transportation on Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen says $3.3 billion h...
Mar 22, 2024

Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools to hold two by-elections
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools is holding two by-elections to fill vacancies on their board.The first is set for May 28 to fill the opening in Ward 3, which takes in Fairview and area....
Mar 22, 2024

Five people arrested following property crime initiative around Grimshaw
Within a span of a few days, Mounties with the Western Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit was able to arrest and charge multiple individuals through what it calls proactive enforcement. The WAD CRU...
Mar 21, 2024

Grande Prairie Fire Department names new chief
The Grande Prairie Fire Department has named its new fire chief. Mark VanWerkhoven replaces Preben Bossen, who has retired after a 40 year career in firefighting.VanWerkhoven had been the deputy chief...
Mar 21, 2024

Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation busy with several projects
Besides the new Ken Sargent House and kidney care centre at the QE II, the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation has several other projects it is working on.One of those a new cardiac care centr...
Mar 20, 2024

Bonanza School students create Braille books for visually impaired youth
Grade 5 and 6 students from Bonanza school have finished translating 100 books into Braille for visually impaired students across Northwestern Alberta. After a visit with Peace Collaborative Services ...
Mar 19, 2024

Jail sentences handed out after three arrests
Jail time after drug arrestAlberta Justice says a man charged in connection with two drug arrests has pleaded guilty to charges related to one of them and has been given jail time.Derek Charles Shaw w...
Mar 19, 2024