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Independent panel appointed to help balance provincial budget by 2022-23
An independent panel has been appointed by Premier Jason Kenney, which will be doing a deep dive into the province's finances to help balance the budget by 2022-23, while simultaneously not raising ta...
May 07, 2019 Finance Minister Travis Toews speaking Tuesday morning on the appointment of the Blue Ribbon Panel. (Photo: Facebook / Jason Kenney)
Bear Creek Folk Music Festival gets $87,500 worth of funding from the City
The City has approved $87,500 worth of funding to go to the Bear Creek Folk Music Festival. The funding was awarded to the festival, as part of the city's 2019 Large Scale Tourism Grant Funding progra...
May 07, 2019 2018 Bear Creek Folk Music Festival. Photo/ Martine Martell
Fire southeast of Sexsmith results in no injuries Sunday night
Just prior to 8 p.m. Sunday evening County Regional Fire Service along with the Sexsmith Fire Department were called out to a structure fire near Township Road 733 and Range Road 52.On arrival, fire c...
May 06, 2019
No injuries in early morning mobile home fire
No one was hurt after a fire at a mobile home in the city early Monday morning. Just before 2 a.m. fire crews were called to structure fire. When they arrived, smoke and fire was coming from under the...
May 06, 2019
Residents Allowed to Return Home After Morning Fire at Industrial Site
An early morning fire at Secure Energy's La Glace facility is now under control. At around 7:15 this morning the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership was activated after the call came in rega...
May 05, 2019
Local museums collaborate to offer FREE admission for International Museum Day
In celebration of International Museum Day on May 18, the Grande Prairie Museum, Heritage Discovery Centre, and the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum are all offering free admission to the public from ...
May 05, 2019 photo courtesy Sheena Roszell
Conference on domestic violence attracts 100
A conference on domestic violence called the HEART Conference attracted 100 people to Valleyview earlier this week. MD of Greenview FCSS Manager Lisa Hannaford and says domestic violence is a pervasiv...
May 04, 2019
Snowfall warning in place for Grande Prairie and area
Environment Canada says a snowfall warning is now in effect for much of the Peace Region. The snowfall warning includes: Co. of Grande Prairie near Beaverlodge Hythe and DemmittCo. of Grande Prairie n...
May 03, 2019
Edmonton man charged in GP traffic stop
A man from Edmonton has been charged after RCMP pulled a vehicle over last Wednesday night and found drugs. On April 24, just before midnight, Grande Prairie RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit conducted a tr...
May 03, 2019
RCMP dealing with rash of break-ins to sheds at Sturgeon Lake Campground
Valleyview RCMP are investigating after approximately 30 seasonal sheds were broken into at Sturgeon Lake Campground. Police received a complaint last Thursday and say multiple sheds were damaged and ...
May 03, 2019