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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)

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