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Grande Prairie RCMP updating public on Hillside police presence
Grande Prairie RCMP provided an update on the police presence in the Hillside neighbourhood on Monday, February 26, which led to a hold and secure for the Hillside neighbourhood and multiple Grande Pr...
Feb 27, 2024

City council approves having a municipal census in Grande Prairie this year
Grande Prairie City Council approved having a municipal census this year at Monday's meeting.Mayor Jackie Clayton says a higher population would mean more grant money from the province."The LGFF (Loca...
Feb 27, 2024

UPDATE: RCMP presence in Hillside neighbourhood lifted
UPDATE: RCMP is advising the community the hold and secure has been lifted. Mounties will remain on the scene while the investigation continues. A suspect is in custody and RCMP say there is no longer...
Feb 26, 2024

Record snowfall on Sunday
Winter has made it's return to the Peace Country.Environment Canada says Grande Prairie received 7.6 cm of snow on Sunday. The greatest amount of snow that fell down in the Swan City on February 25 pr...
Feb 26, 2024

Grande Prairie under snowfall warning
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie area. They are forecasting a 30 per cent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight, with 5 to 10 cm expected by Sunday ...
Feb 24, 2024

GGC Chair speaks on agricultural challenges at GTN conference
Vahalla producer and Grain Growers of Canada Chair Andre Harpe was among the speakers at the 15th Growing the North Conference at Evergreen Park on Thursday.Harpe spoke on the challenges the agricultu...
Feb 24, 2024

Firefighters called out to brush fire north of Wembley
The County of Grande Prairie says firefighters have been called out to a brush fire near Highway 724 and Township Road 720 north of Wembley.Officials believe it originated in a recreational fire pit a...
Feb 23, 2024

Grande Prairie Police Service begins recruitment drive
The Grande Prairie Police Service has begun inviting both experienced police officer and new recruit to join their ranks.This spring, the GPPS will kick off the Experienced Police Officer Class, bring...
Feb 23, 2024

MD of Greenview addresses agriculture challenges in 2023
The Municipal District of Greenview and the Greenview Agricultural Service Board want to address some of the agricultural challenges they faced in 2023 and why certain steps were not taken.A challengi...
Feb 23, 2024

IFS proposes a new facility for the GIG
The Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG), could see some new development in the near future. At the Growing the North Conference Wednesday, February 21, Interprovincial Fuel Solutions Ltd. gave a presen...
Feb 22, 2024