Category Archives: #2 and 3 Stories

Locally-made documentary about double-amputee from Grande Prairie to air Friday
A local-produced documentary about a double-amputee who used to live in the Swan City will be shown on television tonight.It is called The Invincible James Lee and will be shown on AMItv. Showtimes wi...
Jan 24, 2020 Photo: The Invincible James Lee

Symposium on gender equality to go next month
The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre will be hosting the Indigenous Iskwew+ In Leadership Symposium next month.Iskwew is the Cree word for woman.The symposium is to go on both February 13 and 14 at th...
Jan 24, 2020 Logo designed by Brigitte Benning (photo from the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre Facebook page)

County owed small, but significant portion of unpaid taxes from energy sector
When it comes to unpaid property taxes from oil and gas companies, Reeve Leanne Beaupre says the County of Grande Prairie is not immune to the issue.A recent survey from the Rural Municipalities of Al...
Jan 23, 2020

Peace Region team wins gold five years after leading scorer's cancer diagnosis
A championship won by a Peace Country hockey team at a recent international competition is being called more than a gold medal by one of the players.The Peace Country Canadians won women's hockey gold...
Jan 23, 2020 Photo supplied by Jodie Atkinson

Northreach awaits final report on supervised consumption sites
Premier Jason Kenney announced on Tuesday that a preliminary look at the report on the impacts of supervised consumption sites shows an increase in crime and property damage, and that following the fu...
Jan 23, 2020 Northreach (formerly HIV North) has been operating the SCS in Grande Prairie since March of 2019 (Photo: Northreach Society)

Outdoor hockey rink coming to Muskoseepi Park
The City of Grande Prairie is building an outdoor rink in Muskoseepi Park that's dedicated for hockey use.The rink will be located within the park, southwest of 106 Street and 112 Avenue, south of the...
Jan 22, 2020

No incident after emergency response at YQU Tuesday
The Grande Prairie Fire Department says their response to the Grande Prairie Airport Tuesday evening was on a false alarm.Emergency personnel were called to YQU shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, but stood...
Jan 22, 2020

County of Grande Prairie earns high satisfaction rates from local businesses
The County of Grande Prairie held a Business Retention and Expansion survey last November and December, and found that 98.2 per cent of local businesses are satisfied with the County as a place to do ...
Jan 22, 2020

Supervised consumption sites may need to close or relocate, says Kenney
Premier Jason Kenney says a look at a preliminary report on the effects supervised consumption sites have on communities and businesses shows an increase in property damage and crime.Speaking to repor...
Jan 21, 2020 The Grande Prairie Mobile Supervised Consumption Site during the official unveiling back in March 2019

Local photographer named top 10 finalist at World Photographic Cup in Rome
Cassandra Jones of Grande Prairie had her picture selected as a top 10 finalist to represent Canada on the world stage at the World Photographic Cup in Rome, Italy this March. The World Photographic C...
Jan 21, 2020 Cassandra Jones' picture "Daddy, can we please make apple pie?" Photo Credit: Cassandra Jones