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Water line to Wembley finally completed

Aquatera announced today that the water line to Wembley is now officially complete, and water is now going through the taps of the town.The completion of this project has been long-awaited, as discuss...

Aug 01, 2019

City man busted for drugs and loaded shotgun

A city man has been arrested and charged following a traffic stop which turned up drugs and a loaded gun. Around 3 a.m. Monday (July 29), RCMP stopped a vehicle as a result of an ongoing investigation...

Aug 01, 2019

Upgrades for Drysdale Centre

A $150,000 renovation project is under way at the Drysdale Centre.Evergreen Park general manager Dan Gorman says many things are being done."We're re-tinning the inside right from the ground up to the...

Aug 01, 2019 The inside of the Drysdale Centre during the 2019 Peace Country Classic Agri-Show. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.

RCMP warning of telephone scam affecting Peace region citizens

RCMP are warning the public of a telephone scam making its way around the Peace Region.Police say they have conducted three separate investigations in Edson and McLennan recently, where an unknown sus...

Jul 31, 2019

Grande Prairie drug bust leads to four arrests

Four people are facing charges after a Monday drug bust in Grande Prairie.Police say the search in a hotel room turned up cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, crystal meth., mushroom pills, and illegal cannabis...

Jul 31, 2019 Photo supplied by Grande Prairie RCMP

Final day to apply for spot on Minister's Youth Council

If you had the chance to speak with the Provincial Education Minister, what would you say?Junior and senior high school student's who would like to have their voices heard on issues at the provincial ...

Jul 31, 2019 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange (second from right) will lead the council of 32 student's from across Alberta. (Photo: Facebook / Adriana LaGrange)

Only troublesome issues bring MPs to Ottawa in the summer: Warkentin

It was an unusual site in Ottawa Tuesday. MPs were called back to Ottawa after the Globe and Mail reported that two former Canadian ambassadors were told to keep quiet about this country's recent dipl...

Jul 31, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

PBR Canada series coming to Grande Prairie

PBR bull-riding is coming to Grande Prairie. The October 5 show will be held at Evergreen Park. Dave Anderson with BuckWild Entertainment says bringing this event here has been talked about for severa...

Jul 30, 2019 Jared Parsonage is the current leader of the PBR Canada standings. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.

Toy exhibit now open at Grande Prairie Museum

The Grande Prairie museum has a new exhibit for adults and children alike.I had one of those: 100 Years of Toys and Games has opened at the museum and will feature a variety of toys and games from eac...

Jul 30, 2019 I had one of those: 100 Years of Toys and Games

44% of Albertans are within $200 of insolvency: Report

The amount of people in Grande Prairie and the rest of Alberta on the edge of financial bankruptcy remains at very high levels.The Consumer Debt Index, a report produced by the accounting firm MNP, st...

Jul 30, 2019