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County hoping new report helps advocate for twinning of Highway 40

A report released by the County of Grande Prairie shows a big benefit to twinning a portion of Highway 40.The report, which was completed by Edmonton-Based economic consulting firm Nichols Applied Man...

Sep 18, 2019 This 19 kilometre stretch of Highway 40 sees an average of 10,000 vehicles per day (Photo: Shaun Penner)

Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign underway

The Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign kicked off Wednesday in Grande Prairie.Every September, Tim Hortons in Grande Prairie sell smile cookies for $1, with all proceeds donated to the Grande Prairie R...

Sep 18, 2019 Sean Sargent and his A-Team van

Tuesday's food bank drive on track to bring in same record-breaking numbers as last year

Organizers with the Rotary Community Food Bank Drive are blown away after another very successful canvassing event in support of the Salvation Army. Lori Pollock, Co-Chair of the Rotary Community Food...

Sep 18, 2019 Volunteers at the warehouse where donations were dropped off Tuesday (Photo: Facebook/Johnathan Clarkson)

Community divided in opinion of supervised drug consumption

Many opinions were shared during Tuesday's Supervised Consumption Committee town hall. With those opinions, came plenty of emotion.For what was maybe a smaller crowd attendance-wise than expected, the...

Sep 17, 2019 An attendee shares their thoughts on supervised consumption services in Grande Prairie during Tuesday' town hall at the Pomeroy Hotel (Photo: Shaun Penner)

Highway 40 now cleared near Canfor Rd. following collision

UPDATE (9:14 p.m.) Highway 40 has been cleared as a two-vehicle collision had closed the highway just north of Canfor Rd. earlier this evening.Grande Prairie RCMP say an investigation into the crash d...

Sep 17, 2019

Official group home status granted for Rising Above Ministry house

The Infrastructure and Protective Services Committee approved a Development Permit for a change of use this week. Rising Above Ministry's request for official group home status in the Avondale area wa...

Sep 17, 2019 Photo credit: Rising Above Ministry website

Harvest a week or two behind normal in most of Alberta

Harvest in Alberta is quite a bit behind the five-year average for this time of year, but only a little bit behind last year.As of September 10th, 2019, provincially, about 16 per cent of all crops ha...

Sep 17, 2019

Annual Rotary Community Food Bank Drive this evening

The shelves are almost empty again and it's time to restock.Tonight is the Rotary Community Food Bank Drive.The drive has taken place for over 20 years.Last year the drive saw a record 52 tons of food...

Sep 17, 2019

Volunteers needed in search for Tommy Harrington Saturday

The search and rescue group Wings of Mercy, along with family and friends of Tommy Harrington, will be conducting another search for the missing Peace River teen this Saturday.And they are hoping othe...

Sep 16, 2019

Sunrise House youth emergency shelter announces plans for new location

The Sunrise House youth emergency shelter has plans for a new building. Over the weekend, Tenille Townes returned to Grande Prairie for her 10th annual Big Hearts for Big Kids fundraiser, where plans ...

Sep 16, 2019 Tenille Townes and performers from Big Hearts for Big Kids get a tour of Sunrise House Saturday from Executive Director Tanya Wald. (Photo credit: Facebook/Tenille Townes)