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County Fire Crews respond to fire near Albright Tuesday

On Tuesday County Regional Fire Services responded to a report of a structure fire on Range Road 103 near Highway 43 at 4:53 p.m.Crews found a barn on fire at the location, with the blaze spreading to...

May 01, 2019

City planning fee changes to decrease property tax burden

As part of the City's approved budget for 2019-2022, a comprehensive review of all of the City's fees and charges was undertaken on Monday. As a result, a number of adjustments have been proposed to c...

May 01, 2019 Photo/ CityofGP- Facebook

Possible penalties and interest for unfiled taxes: CRA

The deadline to file your personal income taxes has now passed and that means those who feel they owe taxes might end up paying a penalty for it.A 5% penalty could now be added by the Canada Revenue A...

May 01, 2019

Road closures in City, County

City Hall says putting in a new water line on the west side means a partial closure on 84 Avenue starting today.The right turn lane onto 116 Street will be closed while a water line is put in for the ...

May 01, 2019 Map of road work in the County of Grande Prairie.

The City of Grande Prairie has plans for a new affordable housing project

The City of Grande Prairie has a new low-income housing project on the horizon, through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The build will involve the purchase of five to six parcels of land by t...

Apr 30, 2019 Photo/ Habitat for Humanity/ Facebook

High voter turnout speaks well of people in this area says Toews

The new MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti says he is really pleased to see such a high voter turnout in his constituency.Voter turnout was over 80 percent and Travis Toews of the UCP garnered 17,772 of th...

Apr 30, 2019 MLA-elects Tracy Allard and Travis Toews on election night. Photo by Shaun Penner.

AHS opening up on cannabis use with community conversation

Alberta Health Services wants to open the conversation surrounding marijuana usage, and how to promote a healthy community around the new cannabis laws.Cannabis Let's Talk will be held on Friday from ...

Apr 29, 2019

Good news, bad news on having more urban park space says Tree Canada

Tree Canada says there is good news and bad news when it comes to having urban park space and more trees. President Mike Rosen tells Everything GP many Canadians are much more aware of how parks and t...

Apr 29, 2019 Grande Prairie's Jubilee Park. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.

Former Mama and Papa's owners settling in well at new location

The Crosslink County Sportsplex has some familiar faces serving food during the day.Jacques Brunet and Debbie Walker from the former restaurant Mama and Papa's are serving the community from the Over-...

Apr 28, 2019 (left) Co-owner/Chef Jacques Brunet (middle) Assistant Josie Michel (right) Co-owner/Manager Debbie Walker

Local sisters place at World Irish Dance Championships

Jenna Maxwell and Maria Maxwell, two sisters from Grande Prairie have successfully competed and placed at the 2019 World Irish Dance Championships. The competition took place in North Carolina from Ap...

Apr 28, 2019 Jenna (Left) and Maria (Right) Maxwell