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City continues work on Affordable Housing Strategy

The city is moving forward with its 2020-2030 Affordable Housing Strategy. After public delegations and discussion at Tuesday's Council Committee of the Whole meeting, the idea of a municipally run ho...

Nov 06, 2019

Kleskun Hill Heritage Park founder hoped to be honoured with hill naming

A geographical feature in Kleskun Hill Natural Area may soon be named after a local man responsible for preserving the heritage of the region.Raymond Boyer was born in Grande Prairie in 1924, served i...

Nov 06, 2019 Kelskun Hills Heritage Museum School (photo by Wendy Smith)

Live emergency exercise at Grande Prairie Airport today

If you see a bunch of emergency vehicles around the Grande Prairie Airport today, there is no reason to worry.They are there for what the Airport calls in a Facebook post a live emergency exercise.The...

Nov 06, 2019

Be cautious on icy roads in and around city: RCMP

The mix of rain, followed by snowfall and now freezing temperatures is making for slick roads both in and around the city today. With that, the RCMP are reminding drivers to drive to the conditions an...

Nov 05, 2019

Snowfall warning ended in Grande Prairie

Environment Canada has ended the snowfall warning it had issued Monday for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, and Valleyview areas.Warnings are still in place for Whitecourt, Fox Creek, Grande Cache, an...

Nov 05, 2019 Photo by Shaun Penner

Accused in two drug arrests sentenced to 20 months in jail

Alberta Justice says a man charged after a pair of 2018 drug arrests in Grande Prairie has been handed a 20-month jail sentence. Cameron Joseph Pike pleaded guilty to nine of the more than 70 charges ...

Nov 05, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Weather conditions causes County to declare agricultural disaster

The County of Grande Prairie has officially declared an agricultural disaster. The wet conditions, which delayed seeding, excessive rainfall, and cool weather, has slowed agriculture production in the...

Nov 04, 2019

Snowfall warning issued for Grande Prairie area

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, and Valleyview areas.Warnings are also out for Whitecourt, Fox Creek, Hinton, and Grande Cache.The weather office ...

Nov 04, 2019

Local woman's grandmother crochets plastic shopping bag mat for the homeless

A local woman's grandmother is giving back to the homeless, in the form of a homemade sleeping mat.Jocelyn Wright, who's grandmother is responsible for the mat that's been circulating social media, sa...

Nov 03, 2019 Plastic Bag Mat (photo courtesy of Jocelyn Wright)

Provincial funding will go to planning new Harry Balfour School

The province has announced an investment for 25 new schools across Alberta, including one in Grande Prairie.A portion of the province's $397-million will go to replace the Harry Balfour School.Superin...

Nov 02, 2019 Harry Balfour School (photo by Shaun Penner)