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County Council funding cellular upgrade, 75th anniversary, roads & trails
County of Grande Prairie Council held its regular meeting yesterday (Monday, May 4).Of the topics discussed Council approved a cellular connectivity upgrade at Evergreen Park, and has approved $63,978...
May 05, 2026 County of Grande Prairie (Image Credit: County of Grande Prairie)
Mayor Clayton statement for Red Dress Day 2026
May 5, 2026, is Red Dress Day. Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton has released a statement recognizing the National Day for the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people:"To...
May 05, 2026 (Image Credit: File photo)
County of Grande Prairie issues fire advisory for entire area
A fire advisory has been issued for the County of Grande Prairie due to rising temperatures and no forecasted rainfall. Effective 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, any burning done without a permit, excluding...
May 05, 2026 Teepe Creek Wildfire (Image Credit: EGP Staff)
Youth Week events this week
Youth Week is back in Grande Prairie this week with a lineup of activities aimed at encouraging youth to try new things.A major focus of the event is the Youth Career Discover Expo taking place Thursd...
May 05, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Grande Prairie)
City seeking feedback on Pinnacle Ridge levy
Residents of Pinnacle Ridge are invited to provide feedback on the $12.50 levy for the front entrance fountain and water feature.The City of Grande Prairie is welcoming residents to attend an Operatio...
May 04, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Grande Prairie)
"Very high" wildfire danger level for parts of County
Parts of the County of Grande Prairie currently sit at a very high wildfire danger rating.Alberta Wildfire's Fire Danger Rating map shows that the affected area starts just east of Grande Prairie and ...
May 04, 2026 Wildfire (Image Credit: EGP Staff)
Alberta gov't 'geared up and ready' for wildfire season
It's wildfire season, and the Government of Alberta says it's "geared up and ready."More than 550 seasonal firefighters have been brought on board, for starters. Also in the repertoire will be helicop...
May 04, 2026 An aerial crew works on the Dryden Creek fire, an a out-of-control wildfire, just north of Squamish, B.C, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin)
Grande Prairie's Dreger gets top bid at Ponoka Stampede Canvas Auction
Another canvas auction for a stop along the World Professional Chuckwagon Association's 2026 season has raised a historic dollar figure for the chuckwagon drivers competing in the Ponoka Stampede. The...
May 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Ponoka Stampede Facebook)
Missing man in Grande Prairie
RCMP and municipal police in Grande Prairie are asking for the public's assistance in locating missing 29-year-old Karson Clease. Clease is of no fixed address but is normally in the Grande Prairie ar...
May 03, 2026 (Image Credit: RCMP)
Hazard reduction burns underway across Alberta
With the arrival of spring, Alberta Wildfire crews are conducting hazard reduction burns.They say wildland fire crews "strategically use fire to remove the buildup of dry, flammable vegetation, which ...
May 03, 2026 Photo Courtesy Alberta Wildfire (Image Credit: Photo Courtesy Alberta Wildfire)