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Letter carriers asking people to help with their safety and keep dogs secure

Canada Post wants to remind pet owners to take the proper measures to make sure their dogs are not biting letter carriers. Monica Modrall, a letter carrier with Canada Post in Grande Prairie and a mem...

Aug 19, 2019

Bridge work to close section of Range Road 63 in September

The County of Grande Prairie continues to invest in capital road construction and bridge projects this year and that work is going to continue in September.The County announced Monday morning that sta...

Aug 19, 2019 (photo credit to the County of Grande Prairie)

Neudorf Keeps Busy During Productive Summer

It's been a busy and successful summer for a 16-year-old horsewoman from Grande Prairie.Peace Wapiti Academy student Jennifer Neudorf swept four youth categories and was named Derby Champion at the Na...

Aug 18, 2019 photo courtesy National Reining Horse Association Facebook page

Aquatera to replace water meters throughout Grande Prairie

Aquatera will be replacing water meters throughout the city of Grande Prairie.Water meters typically last about 20 years, and Aquatera replaces them at no cost to the property owner.Aquatera has contr...

Aug 17, 2019 Neptune E-Coder®)R900i™

Cleanup efforts underway following sour natural gas release

On Tuesday, August 13, the Alberta Energy Regulator was alerted of a sour natural gas release into a tributary of the Beaverlodge River.The incident occurred approximately 4 km southwest of Hythe on a...

Aug 16, 2019

Unlikely sighting leads to rescue of dog along Red Willow River

The odds of finding him were not high, but a local family has been reunited with their furry family member after a daring rescue by area fire departments.A dog, missing for nearly a week, was rescued ...

Aug 16, 2019 An aerial view of where Toby the dog (middle) was stranded along the Red Willow River (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)

Bear Creek Folk Festival starts tonight

The fourth edition of the Bear Creek Folk Festival will start at 6:30 this evening in Muskoseepi Park.Producer Sarah Card says it has come a long way since it first started."Over the last couple of ye...

Aug 16, 2019 Photo by Martine Martell, from the Bear Creek Folk Festival Facebook page.

Court update: Murder suspect granted bail, preliminary hearing in police-involved shooting, jail time after weapon pointed at police

The accused in a Peace Region murder case has been granted bail.Randy Stephen Fiddler was released on $25,000 bail with conditions attached after a July 31 court appearance in Grande Prairie.He was ch...

Aug 15, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Wet weather challenging for local farmers and ranchers

There is more rain in the forecast over the next few days, something farmers and ranchers in the Peace that are trying to get haying done do not want to see.Teepee Creek area farmer and County of Gran...

Aug 15, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Grande Prairie, Whitelaw men charged in break and enter in Tangent

With the help of community members, firefighters and a helicopter pilot, two men have been charged following a break and enter in the small community of Tangent on Monday.McLennan RCMP were called to ...

Aug 14, 2019