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MP, groups slam rural crime report
An Alberta member of parliament calls a new report on rural crime an affront to rural Canadians who worry about being victimized.Shannon Stubbs made her comments after a final report from the public s...
May 23, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
The Town of Wembley becomes fourth shareholder in Aquatera Utilities Inc.
The Town of Wembley has officially joined Aquatera Utilities Inc. as the organization's fourth shareholder. Wembley transferred its water infrastructure assets in exchange for shares in Aquatera on Ja...
May 23, 2019
230 High Level evacuees in Grande Prairie
UPDATE: GPREP says it expects hundreds more evacuees to come to Grande Prairie. Hours at the reception centre have been extended to 11 p.m.Some evacuees from High Level have made their way to the Swan...
May 22, 2019 Photo supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Court update: Jail time after fatal crash
A fatal crash last fall that involved a stolen truck has led to jail time for a Grande Prairie man.Alberta Justice says Terris Gordon Truax was given a term of just under five-and-a-half years after p...
May 22, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Base paving work on Range Road 60 to begin
Work has begun on a 5.3 km section of Range Road 60 which ranges from Highway 2 to Township Road 744.Depending on the weather, the base paving work could be complete by early June.During the time of c...
May 22, 2019
County of Grande Prairie bringing in fire ban
A fire ban will be in place in the County of Grande Prairie as of 2 p.m. Wednesday.Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Wembley, and Hythe are included in the ban.Outdoor fires, including burning barrels, fireworks...
May 21, 2019 ID 115746592 © Songdech Kothmongkol | Dreamstime.com
City fire ban coming Wednesday
The Grande Prairie Fire Department says a fire ban will be in place as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. All open burning, backyard fireworks, burning barrels, tiki torches, briquettes and the like will all be pro...
May 21, 2019 The fire ban will be in place as of 2 p.m. Wednesday.
New fire advisory in County
The fire advisory is back in place for the County of Grande Prairie after the recent windy, dry weather. There was one in place earlier this month, but that one was lifted last week after this area go...
May 21, 2019 ID 115746592 © Songdech Kothmongkol | Dreamstime.com
City puts fire advisory in place
The City of Grande Prairie has issued a fire advisory. This means no new open burning permits will be issued in the City of Grande Prairie until conditions improve in the GP Forest Area.Any open burni...
May 21, 2019 All burn barrels/incinerators, backyard fire pits and approved campsite fire pits are still allowed at this time, but no new open burning permits will be issued in the City.
GPREP called in to help with High Level wildfire
The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) has been activated to assist with the High Level fire.Thousands of people are out of their homes near High Level, after a threatening wildfire...
May 21, 2019 (Photo credit: Facebook/Deb Stecyk)