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Seven Generations Energy breaks ground on new Grande Prairie office

Seven Generations Energy broke ground for the location of their new Grande Prairie office on Friday, November 1.The new building will be about 60,000 square feet with around 170 offices, located withi...

Nov 01, 2019 Groundbreaking of the planned location for the new Seven Generations Energy office (Photo: Emily Keller)

Jack-o'-lanterns will splatter at the 2nd Annual Sexsmith Pumpkin Smash

Rather than let the jack-o'-lanterns sit and rot on the front steps, why not watch them drop from an amazing height, and smash on the ground below.The town of Sexsmith and the fire department have com...

Nov 01, 2019 Pumpkin Smash 2018 (photo courtesy of the town of Sexsmith)

Take Back the Night march set for tonight in Grande Prairie

The annual Take Back the Night march in downtown Grande Prairie tonight will mark the beginning of Family Violence Prevention Month.Odyssey House Executive Director Ebony Rempel says organizers want t...

Nov 01, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Odyssey House

NTL's new pink side boom will raise money and awareness for breast cancer

NTL Pipelines is raising money and awareness for breast cancer with their new, custom, bright pink side boom.The custom boom is named Eva Marie, in honour of NTL's owner's sister, who is battling brea...

Oct 31, 2019 Eva Marie, the pink side boom (photo courtesy of NTL Pipeline)

2019 Poppy Campaign to run until November 11

The Royal Canadian Legion's 2019 Poppy Campaign for Remembrance Day started this month.Joanne Wood, the Poppy Chair for the Grande Prairie Legion Branch 54, says so far this year, they have been strug...

Oct 31, 2019 Photo: Curtis Galbraith

Encana moves headquarters from Calgary to U.S., changes name to Ovintiv Inc.

Encana Corp., one of Canada's oldest and largest energy companies, is moving its corporate headquarters from Calgary to the United States to bolster its access to deep-pocketed investors.The company, ...

Oct 31, 2019

Camp Hoo-Ha a big hit in Grande Prairie

Camp Hoo-Ha has made its way to Grande Prairie. Founder Mel McKay says it's a lot like Girl Guides, but for grown-ups, with the idea of a skill-building club.Started in Calgary two years ago, Camp Hoo...

Oct 31, 2019

Province gives a boost to local geothermal power plant idea

The province says it has cleared the way for the company that wants to build a geothermal power plant south of Grande Prairie to begin seeking regulatory approval.Terrapin Geothermics wants to build t...

Oct 30, 2019 Former federal Minister of Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced a grant for the Terrapin Geothermics last August. Photo credit: Amarjeet Sohi/Facebook.

Clubroot spreading in the MD of Greenview

The canola disease clubroot is spreading in the MD of Greenview.Recent testing turned up 16 new fields with the infection, all of them west of DeBolt.The disease was first found in some fields near Su...

Oct 30, 2019 Photo credit: Lesley L. on Flickr

Number of traffic lights knocked out along Bypass

Heads up if you're travelling the bypass north this morning, there are a number of traffic lights that have been knocked down. According to social media reports, a big rig or logging truck went throug...

Oct 30, 2019 Lights on the ground Bypass and 106 St. Oct. 30/19