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Winter driving and sidewalk clearing focuses of December's STEP and BEEP

Enforcement services will be focusing on winter driving for December's Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), and Sidewalk Clearing for the month's Bylaw Enforcement Education Program (BEEP).Ser...

Dec 05, 2019

Volunteers desperately needed for Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign

The Salvation Army in Grande Prairie is calling for volunteers to help with the annual Christmas Kettle campaign.The not-for-profit is using the fundraiser to support programs and services operated in...

Dec 05, 2019 Betty Steel (L) and Gerrie Schubert (R) volunteering at the Christmas Kettle at the Co-Op

Toews voted MLA of the Year; Allard named Hardest Working

Finance Minister Travis Toews' peers have anointed him with the title of MLA of the year. The Member of the Legislative Assembly for GP-Wapiti was the top choice among his political peers in an inform...

Dec 05, 2019 Canadian Press File Photo

Court update: Prelim. set in High Level murder, guilty plea in Grande Prairie stolen property arrest

Alberta Justice says preliminary hearing dates have been set in a High Level murder case.The hearing for Jesse Beckles will be held July 22 and 23.Beckles was arrested after the August 9 death of Nath...

Dec 05, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Hundreds gather to protest potential job cuts

Over 100 people gathered outside Grande Prairie City Hall on Wednesday, December 4, to protest provincial cuts to frontline health care positions.Members of Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE...

Dec 04, 2019 AUPE Rally (photo by Liam Verster)

Alberta Health Services launches Toys for Tickets campaign

Alberta Health Services officially launched its Toys for Tickets campaign, which gives people who've recently received an AHS-issued parking ticket an opportunity to donate a new unwrapped toy rather ...

Dec 04, 2019 Photo Credit: Curtis Galloway

International Day of Persons with Disabilities luncheon held Tuesday

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities Grande Prairie planning committee's annual event went Tuesday, December 3.The event was a luncheon and featured two speakers to discuss disabilities ...

Dec 04, 2019 Grande Prairie Mayor Bill Given giving a speech at the IDPD Grande Prairie event (Photo: Emily Keller)

Province's credit rating downgraded amid resource market struggles

The Alberta government's credit rating has taken another hit.Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the province's rating to Aa2 stable from Aa1 negative.The rating service cites weakness in the pro...

Dec 04, 2019 Canadian Press File Photo

Local businesses to give input on economic development strategy

Businesses in several Peace Region communities will be asked to take part in a phone survey on business retention and expansion.This is part of a Regional Economic Development Strategy being put toget...

Dec 03, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Charges laid in stolen jewelry case from September

The Grande Prairie RCMP have laid charges against a man connected to a case of stolen jewelry dating back to September.During a traffic stop in Clairmont on September 30, a male driver of a vehicle pr...

Dec 03, 2019