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Wet’suwet’en chiefs, ministers reach proposed agreement in pipeline dispute

SMITHERS, B.C. - A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief and senior government ministers say they have reached a proposed arrangement in a pipeline dispute that has prompted solidarity protests across Canada ...

Mar 01, 2020

Mommylicious Market to return to Grande Prairie this month

A family focused market is returning to Grande Prairie this month. The Mommylicious Spring 2020 Market will be at the Pomeroy Hotel on March 15.Mommylicious started in 2010, and is now managed and run...

Mar 01, 2020 Image: Mommylicious/Facebook

No injuries reported in residential fire

The Grande Prairie Fire Department were called to a single-family residence in the South Patterson Place neighbourhood at around 11:15 a.m. on Friday, February 28, for reports of a structure fire.Crew...

Feb 29, 2020

Awards presented at the Downtown Association's AGM

The Downtown Association held their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, where a few awards were given out. The Art Ouellette Memorial Award was presented to Telus in the City Centre.Wendy Bosch, Execu...

Feb 29, 2020 Amanda Bartelds accepted the Art Ouellette Memorial Award on behalf of Telus. Pictured (from left to right): Andre Ouellette, Amanda Bartelds, Wendy Bosch, DTA Chair Chelsea O'Neill and Mayor Bill Given. (Photo courtesy of the Downtown Association)

All-female driving service giving Grande Prairie women alternative ride home option

A new designated driving service in Grande Prairie is offering women an alternative way to get home safely after a night out.Sober Gals Designated Driving Services is entering its second week of opera...

Feb 28, 2020

Odyssey House Executive Director moving on

Odyssey House is looking for a new Executive Director.After nearly four years in the post, Ebony Rempel has decided to move on.She thinks building the shelter's recognition in the community is one of ...

Feb 28, 2020 Odyssey House. Executive Director Ebony Rempel (third from right) will leave the post in April. Photo supplied by Odyssey House.

Grande Prairie area placed under snowfall warning

UPDATE (Feb. 29, 3:32 p.m.): Environment Canada has ended the snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge and Valleyview areas. The warning has also been lifted for Grande Cache.Grande Prairi...

Feb 28, 2020

New provincial budget announced, Highway 40 work included

The new Alberta budget has been presented in the legislature In his second speech as Finance Minister, GP-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews talked about the deficit being lower than expected. "I'm pleased to sh...

Feb 27, 2020 Photo supplied by the province.

Beaver statue joins Tourism Ireland's 'Global Greening' line-up

The world's largest beaver statue, located in the Town of Beaverlodge, is one of the new additions to the annual 'Global Greening' line-up.'Global Greening' is an initiative launched by Tourism Irelan...

Feb 27, 2020 Mock up of the Beaverlodge beaver, lit up in green. (photo courtesy of Tourism Ireland)

Section of Range Road 90 to be temporarily closed for bridge maintenance

The County of Grande Prairie says starting Monday, March 2, a section of Range Road 90 between Township Road 750 and 752 will be closed for bridge maintenance. They say the anticipated completion date...

Feb 27, 2020 Map showing the location of maintenance work and detour routes. (from the County of Grande Prairie)