#2 and 3 Stories

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)

CNIB and Vision Loss Rehab offices to close on Sept. 20 in four Alberta cities including Grande Prairie

Longer wait times are on the horizon for thousands of Albertans who depend on local offices run by Vision Loss Rehabilitation Alberta (VLRA).Part of the CNIB, VLRA launched in 2018 and was informed by...

Sep 16, 2019 Kim Skibsted, who is blind, says a funding cut and subsequent closures could be very detrimental, especially for seniors. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

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