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Landslide Causes Significant Damage to Highway 40

According to 511 Alberta, a landslide 26.5 KM north of Grande Cache has led to significant damage of Highway 40 in the area. Traffic has been reduced to one lane about 2.65 km south of Sheep Creek roa...

Sep 07, 2019 photo courtesy 511.alberta.ca

Evening of Empowerment set for tonight

It is being called an event to create awareness about what Odyssey House does and what domestic violence is like for women and children.The 3rd annual Evening of Empowerment will be held Saturday nigh...

Sep 07, 2019

Process to begin repairs on Spring Creek Road underway

The process to begin repair work is underway for Spring Creek Road. The County of Grande Prairie says geotechnical work is complete and construction design is currently underway.Earlier this summer, t...

Sep 07, 2019 Map showing road construction

Grande Prairie outdoor pool to finish their summer season

The Grande Prairie outdoor pool will be wrapping up its summer season on September 15. The outdoor pool re-opened a renovated facility on August 24 this year, after having been worked on for six years...

Sep 06, 2019

Alberta RCMP responded to over 200 collisions over Labour Day weekend

Over this past Labour Day long weekend, RCMP focused on tackling speeding offenses across Alberta through enforcement initiatives. Between August 30 and September 2, RCMP responded to 226 motor vehicl...

Sep 06, 2019

Grande Prairie region still has lowest unemployment rate in province

The region that includes Grande Prairie continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the province.The area of Banff, Jasper, Rocky Mountain House, Athabasca, Peace River and the Swan City had an ...

Sep 06, 2019

Attendance totals exceed expectations for Canadian Fast Pitch Championships

The attendance numbers are in, and the organizing committee for the 2019 Men's and Master Men's Canadian Fast Pitch Championships says they have exceeded expectations.A tally shows that over 6,000 peo...

Sep 06, 2019 The bleachers were packed for the Men's final on Sunday between Newfoundland's Galway Hitmen and B.C.'s Sooke Loggers (Photo: Shaun Penner)

Two arrested in relation to recent rural crime spree

Two suspects have been arrested by the RCMP's Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit in relation to a rural crime spree that happened over a period of approximately 10 days.On August 27th...

Sep 05, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit

Peace Region elevators included in sale

A pair of grain terminals in the Peace Region are part of an agribusiness transaction. Parrish & Heimbecker is buying 10 locations from the Louis Dreyfus Company, including the ones in Rycroft and...

Rotary Community Food Bank Drive to happen this month

The Rotary Community Food Bank Drive will happen September 17.Volunteers will be going door to door between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., collecting food donations.The drive has taken place for over 20 years ...

Sep 05, 2019