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Clairmont women faces 169 charges in counterfeit operation

Four people are facing charges as a result of a property crime investigation in the Fairview area.On December 6, the Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit, RCMP Emergency Response Team, ...

Dec 12, 2019 Photo Credit: Western Alberta RCMP

Deadline to get in on carbon tax exemption approaching for farmers

Farm fuel, both diesel and gasoline, will be exempt from the federal carbon tax when it comes to Alberta January 1.But, farmers must fill out and submit a form by December 31 to be eligible for this e...

Dec 12, 2019 Photo from the UFA Facebook page

Grande Prairie Cricket Association hoping for new turf come spring time

The Grande Prairie Cricket Association is hoping to have new turf for their cricket pitch in 2020.Their application for a Parks Improvement Grant from the city has been approved by the Infrastructure ...

Dec 12, 2019 Photo from the GPCA Facebook page

The Tree of Hope will shine in Grande Prairie again this year

A local man is once again creating a Tree of Hope, and asking people to help with decorations.Wesley L'Hirondelle is asking people to bring ornaments with names of loved ones they lost, or messages of...

Dec 12, 2019 Tree of Hope (photo by Liam Verster)

Annual Candy Cane Campaign sets up in Grande Prairie Thursday

If you go through a check stop in Grande Prairie today, it may not be for a bad reason.Alberta Health Services is holding their annual Candy Cane campaign in the city today, where they will be handing...

Dec 12, 2019 Photo: Alberta Health Services

Gold for Woking's Gary MacDonald at World Arm Wrestling Championships

Gary MacDonald of Woking, Alberta won a gold and silver medal at the 2019 World Armwrestling Championships this past weekend in Rumia, Poland. Gary won gold in the Senior-Grand-Masters 75 KG left hand...

Dec 11, 2019 Photo Credit: Joe Fox

City to continue to advocate for online police reporting tool

The City of Grande Prairie is hoping to be home to an online police reporting pilot project in the future.Mayor Bill Given had instructed City Administration to report back on how to introduce the too...

Dec 11, 2019

GPFC's Aboriginal Head Start program earns provincial recognition

The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre's Aboriginal Head Start program has received provincial honours for their work.The program was named a recipient of one of the Minister's Awards of Excellence in C...

Dec 10, 2019 Program Coordinator for the Aboriginal Head Start program Joleen Bateman is presented with the Minister's Award of Excellence in Child Development at Government House on Monday (Photo: Joleen Bateman)

Snowfall warning issued for northern Peace Country

Many municipalities to the north of Grande Prairie have been placed under a snowfall warning by Environment Canada.Those include Birch Hills, Saddle Hills and Clear Hills County and the communities th...

Dec 10, 2019

Two Peace Region women among winners of Alberta volunteer awards

Six Albertans were recognized at the 2019 Stars of Alberta volunteer awards in Edmonton on December 5th.The event is held to coincide with International Volunteer Day, which was started by the United ...

Dec 09, 2019 From left to right: Knud Petersen, Braydon Fix, Minister Aheer, Alicia Bjarnason, Penny Steffen, Maryanne Leathwaite, Madeleine (Maggie) Gervais (Photo courtesy of the Government of Alberta)