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County asks drivers to use caution on slick roads

The County of Grande Prairie is asking drivers to exercise caution while on the roads.The inclement weather, including a winter storm that has already brought freezing rain, has led to poor road condi...

Nov 08, 2019

New custom fire trucks will soon serve County of Grande Prairie

Brand new, bigger, and better equipped fire trucks will soon be operating in Bezanson and La Glace. County of Grande Prairie's Regional Fire Service's Chief, Dan Verdun, says the new trucks will repla...

Nov 08, 2019 Photo: Facebook / County of Grande Prairie

RCMP testing turns up dangerous mixtures in seized drugs

Grande Prairie RCMP's Drug Section says lab testing has turned up stronger drugs in what were initially believed to be heroin and cocaine.Those included carfentanil and fentanyl. Other substances foun...

Nov 07, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Tim Horton's Smile Cookie Campaign raises record-breaking amount for pediatric healthcare

The 2019 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign ran this past September and raised a record-breaking amount.A total of $62,080.11 was raised for the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation.The money ra...

Nov 07, 2019 Cheque presentation for the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation (Photo: Emily Keller)

Hard times in oil patch discussed at council

Recent news of Husky Energy layoffs and of Canadian energy company Encana changing their name and moving to the US for more investor opportunities, oil and gas workers are saying Alberta is struggling...

Nov 07, 2019

Province says criminals will no longer be able to sue homeowners

WETASKIWIN, Alta. - Alberta is making changes to prevent homeowners from being sued if they injure people committing crimes on their property. Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer says the government will...

Nov 06, 2019 Ministers Jason Nixon, Rick Wilson and Doug Schweitzer announced further steps to combat rural crime Wednesday. Photo supplied by the province.

Saddle Hills County declares agriculture disaster

Saddle Hills County has joined the County of Grande Prairie in declaring a municipal agriculture disaster.A post on the Saddle Hills County Facebook page says a lot of the crop has not been harvested ...

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