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More new retailers coming to the Prairie Mall

hMore changes are coming to the Prairie Mall.General Manager Lionel Frey says two new retailers have agreed to set up shop sometime in 2020."Purdy's Chocolates. They will actually be opening in Februa...

Sep 30, 2019 Photo by Sheena Roszell

Orange Shirt Day to be recognized this Monday

This Monday is Orange Shirt Day, a day dedicated to remembering and honouring Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada.Several schools in the Grande Prairie area will be...

Sep 27, 2019

Frost advisory in effect across Peace Country and most of Alberta

Frost advisories are again in place across the Peace Country, and for most other parts of Alberta.Environment Canada says it is possible the north could see the clouds clear off, meaning there could b...

Sep 27, 2019

Three-year report released on Grande Prairie's second-stage shelter

A report has been released on how well the Serenity Place shelter in Grande Prairie is working. Grande Prairie is already home to Odyssey House, the 42-bed emergency shelter. For the last three years ...

Sep 27, 2019 Pictures of Serenity Place (From their 3 year report)

Four charged in Grimshaw after lengthy drug trafficking investigation

Four people have been charged after Peace Regional RCMP and Grande Prairie ALERT, supported by Grande Prairie GIS and the High Level Police Dog Service executed a search warrant at a residence in Grim...

Sep 27, 2019

Eight per cent of crop combined in our area says province

The newest crop report from Alberta Agriculture says as of Monday, eight per cent of the crop had been combined in the Peace Country. That is up from five per cent the previous week and four per cent ...

Sep 27, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

More than 20 family-friendly events this weekend in G.P. for Alberta Culture Days

Alberta Culture Days takes over Grande Prairie this weekend. There are more than 20 family-friendly events and most of them are free. Executive Director for the Centre for Creative Arts Candace Hook s...

Sep 27, 2019 (photo from Facebook/Alberta Culture Days Grande Prairie)

Man dead after single-vehicle crash in MD of Big Lakes

High Prairie RCMP say one person is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Driftpile Road in the MD of Big Lakes Wednesday.Mounties say they were called out at 8 p.m. after an SUV left the road and stru...

Sep 26, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

September sleet and snow reported in some local areas

Areas in the region have been reporting sleet and snow. Demmit saw the rain/snow mixture this morning. The Hythe area also had snow before noon today. Frost advisories are in place for the High Level ...

Sep 26, 2019

Low levels in reservoir normal for this time of year says expert

Anyone walking along the trails near Centre 2000 or the College may have noticed there is little to no water in the Bear Creek reservoir in that area.City Drainage and Environmental Supervisor Richard...

Sep 25, 2019 Photo by Sheena Roszell