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Crime watch asking people to take precautions during seeding
The Beaverlodge Rural Crime Watch Association is offering advice to keep property safe during seeding.President Leanne Van Wagner says one thing people need to do is take the keys out of their trucks ...
May 21, 2019
Emergency Services respond to grass fire early Monday evening
Early Monday evening the Grande Prairie RCMP and fire services responded to a grass fire West of 92 street near 80 ave.Traffic was re-routed for a short period of time, but the Grande Prairie Fire Dep...
May 20, 2019 (photo credit to Steven Sarginson)
Fire Advisory Issued for Grande Prairie Forest Management Area
A fire advisory is now in place for the entire Grande Prairie Forest Management area, as the wildfire hazard here has moved to very high due to dry conditions, rising temperatures and gusty winds. All...
May 20, 2019
Applications open for International Paper Foundation grant funding worth $80,000
International Paper Grande Prairie Mill has announced that in 2019 they will be once again awarding $80,000 worth of grant funding to community organizations through the International Paper Foundation...
May 20, 2019 Photo/ International Paper/ Facebook
UPDATE: Out of control wildfire near High Level grows
High winds and dry conditions are fuelling several out of control wildfires across Northwestern Alberta. The Chuckegg Creek wildfire is listed at 250 square kilometres in size, and is still 25 km sout...
May 19, 2019 Photo Credit: Facebook/Deb Stecyk
Pair of Grande Prairie RCMP officers awarded Commendation of Bravery
Awards for bravery, outstanding service, life-saving and long service to four RCMP officers were awarded in Edmonton yesterday and two of them hailed from Grande PrairieSargent Shiloh Fragomeni, Const...
May 18, 2019
Injury Prevention Centre aims to prevent injury and death as quad season begins
For many, the May long weekend kicks off quad season in Alberta and people in this province use more quads per capita than anyone else in the county. On average, 14 people die in Alberta each year fro...
May 18, 2019
Fire bans for most of northern Alberta, County of GP excluded
Campfires, unauthorized burning and off-highway vehicles are banned on public lands throughout most of northern Alberta because of wildfire concerns.The fire and OHV ban extends from Lac La Biche up t...
May 17, 2019
City unveils new interactive Traffic Planner Map
The City of Grande Prairie has unveiled a new interactive Traffic Planner Map on its website that highlights construction projects going on around the city and how you can best plan your commute durin...
May 17, 2019 Photo: City of Grande Prairie
Special guests take over morning shows Thursday to talk Coalition for Safer AB Roads and impaired driving
The Coalition for Safer Alberta Roads and special guests visited Everything GP, Big Country 93.1 and Q99 Thursday morning to talk about the coalition and impaired driving. "The coalition is a non prof...
May 17, 2019 From left to right: Debbie Hammond (Coalition for Safer Alberta Roads), Cindy Blinston (GP & Area Safe Communities), Sgt. Cameron Palfy, Lyle West, Tyler Wold.