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Job cuts at City Hall include 16 layoffs

Grande Prairie's City Manager says not all of Tuesday's announced re-structured positions were layoffs. Following Tuesday's announcement on Twitter by the City that over 40 staff positions were affect...

Nov 20, 2019 Photo by Emily Keller

Pembina and Breakfast Club of Canada partnership will feed children across Canada

Pembina Pipelines Corporation has partnered with the Breakfast Club of Canada, to help feed school children across the country. Pembina is donating $5-million over the next five years, to help provide...

Nov 20, 2019 Grade 2 students at St Catherine Catholic School enjoy fresh smoothies prepared by volunteers (photos by Liam Verster)

GP area seeing above normal temperatures for time of year: Environment Canada

Winter will officially begin next month and so far, the Grande Prairie area has seen mild temperatures for this time of year.Dan Kulak, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, says nine of the first ...

Nov 20, 2019 Photo: Curtis Galbraith

City of Grande Prairie announces layoffs Tuesday

The City of Grande Prairie says in a social media post that they have reduced City staff by 40 positions, in what they are calling "re-structuring".Today's reduction of over 40 positions is a signific...

Nov 19, 2019

Grande Prairie ranked as ninth most dangerous city in Canada

Grande Prairie has been ranked as number nine out of 237 in Maclean's magazine's list of Canada's 20 most dangerous places 2020.Grande Prairie came in at 12 for 2018, and at 14 for 2019, meaning it ha...

Nov 19, 2019 Photo: Curtis Galbraith

New incentive aims to reward designated drivers this holiday season

The Grande Prairie RCMP and the Coalition for Safer Alberta Roads are teaming up to reward those who plan a safe ride home this holiday season.The Holiday Heroes campaign was launched on Tuesday morni...

Nov 19, 2019 Executive Director of the Coalition for Safer Alberta Roads Debbie Hammond (left) and Superintendent Sean Curry of the Grande Prairie RCMP announce the beginning of the Holiday Heroes campaign on Tuesday (Photo: Shaun Penner)

County issues road ban on gravel roads

A County wide road ban goes into effect on Wednesday, November 20. Starting at 10 a.m., a 50 percent axle weight road ban will be put in place on all gravel roads in the County of Grande Prairie. The ...

Nov 19, 2019

2020 budget approved and other council highlights

City council went on Monday, where the 2020 Operating and Capital Budgets and the 2021 through 2023 Operating and Capital Financial Plans were approved.Council also received the 2018 census results fo...

Nov 18, 2019 Photo: Curtis Galbraith

Local project gets grant from RBC Foundation

A new local project called Ending Period Poverty has been given a $15,000 grant from the RBC Foundation.This will see free menstrual hygiene products available at no cost in the bathrooms at the Grand...

Nov 18, 2019 The Grande Prairie Public Library's Hailey McCullough (l) and the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta's Tracey Vavrek announce a $15,00 grant from the RBC Foundation Monday at the Library. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.

Investigation continues into BC Peace truck fire

VICTORIA - A tanker truck that crashed and burned over the weekend near the B.C.-Alberta boundary was carrying just over 250 barrels of crude oil. The Ministry of Environment in B.C. says much of the ...

Nov 18, 2019 A photo taken of the scene Saturday morning (Photo: Twitter / @SpillsInfoBC / @Bob_Fulton_DCFR )