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Tenille Townes returns home to raise $415,000 for local youth emergency shelter

Fresh off her four Canadian Country Music Award wins, Tenille Townes was home Saturday for the 10th anniversary of Big Hearts for Big Kids, and what a wildly successful evening it was. The fundraiser ...

Sep 16, 2019

Highway 43X Bypass open

The Highway 43X Bypass west of the city is now open. It opened over the weekend. The lights are functioning and the speed limit goes from 110 km/hr to 80 km/hr just ahead of the intersection. The new ...

Sep 16, 2019

Storm Bounce Back to earn Season Opening Split

Grande Prairie Storm are returning home with a split from their season opening road trip to Fort McMurray. After a 5-3 loss on Friday night, the Storm bounced back with a 3-1 triumph over the Oil Baro...

Sep 15, 2019 Lars Kaliel made 25 saves in the win. Photo courtesy EverythingGP

City of Grande Prairie approves 2020 community group funding grants

The City of Grande Prairie approved the 2020 community group funding grant allocation at the most recent Council Committee of the Whole.In the past, community groups and organizations would present to...

Sep 15, 2019

Storm drop Season Opener

A pair of late third period goals powered the Fort McMurray Oil Barons to a 5-3 win over the Grande Prairie Storm in the 2019 AJHL season opener for both teams. The Storm took a 2-1 lead into the dres...

Sep 14, 2019 Ethan Strang had two goals in a losing cause.

Grande Prairie teacher recognized for outstanding first year of teaching

The Alberta School Boards Association has recognized a Grande Prairie teacher for his outstanding achievements in his first year on the job.Grade seven teacher at Aspen Grove School Daniel Bishop won ...

Sep 13, 2019 Daniel Bishop, receiving the 2019 Alberta School Boards Association Edwin Parr Teacher Award Certificate from his Principal, Mike Humbke, and surrounded by the Grande Prairie Public School Division Board of Trustees and Superintendent Sandy McDonald (Photo: Jody Bekevich, Communications & FOIP Coordinator at Holy Family Catholic Regional Division)

Produced salt water leak south of Grande Prairie after pipeline failure

An energy company says a pipeline from a gas facility has been shut down after it leaked an estimated 500,000 litres of produced salt water in northwestern Alberta.Produced water is a byproduct of oil...

Sep 13, 2019

Locals voice frustration over spike in rural crime at Minister's town hall

Grande Prairie area residents were given their opportunity to have their voices heard on the issue of rural crime Thursday morning at the Hampton Inn, as Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer made a stop i...

Sep 12, 2019 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer, along with Finance Minister Travis and Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard, hosted a town hall Thursday morning for area residents to voice their questions, concerns and ideas about combating rural crime (Photo: Shaun Penner)

DeBolt based tech company looking to continue growth

A tech company with its head office in DeBolt is hoping a loan guarantee from Western Economic Diversification will help it expand and to hire more employees.Sonar Software works with internet service...

Sep 12, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Sonar Software

Traffic tickets during first week of school down from 2018

A total of 353 tickets were handed out in school zones during the first week of classes, between September 3rd and 6th, here in Grande Prairie.Though that remains a high number, it is an improvement o...

Sep 11, 2019