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Towne Centre Furniture going out of business
Grande Prairie is going to be without one of its long time downtown businesses. The owner of Towne Centre Furniture has announced the store is prepping for a final sale before it closes its doors for ...
Apr 23, 2019 Owner Jerry Kilani and son Bilal Kilani

Staged home invasion being filmed in Swanavon area today
C.I.A Solutions is sending out a heads-up to residents to not be alarmed in the Swanavon neighbourhood, as they continue to film the movie Lost.A home invasion scene is being filmed at 10022 94 Avenue...
Apr 23, 2019 Photo: C.I.A. Solutions

City decides to help fund Mighty Peace Day and other council highlights
Mighty Peace Day is getting some financial support from the City. The decision to help support the event was made last night after members of the organization hosting Mighty Peace Day approached counc...
Apr 22, 2019

Homelessness in GP; what's being done? What could be done?
With Rotary House running at max capacity and drug use in a state of crisis in the city, the number of people living on the streets is on the rise. There are new fire regulations in place at Rotary Ho...
Apr 22, 2019 Small camp set up near Rotary House April 2019

City and County to team up for Earth Day celebration and awareness
Today is Earth Day, but the City and County of Grande Prairie will hold an event to mark the occasion April 27.A Community Celebration and Tradeshow will take place at the Montrose Cultural Centre.Apr...
Apr 22, 2019

Talk to Me Colour Walk/Run to be held in honour of Dustin Sieker
The first annual Talk to Me Colour Walk/Run is set to take place May 4 at the Wapiti Nordic Ski Trails for an 11 a.m. start. The event in support of PTSD awareness was organized by Belinda Sieker, in ...
Apr 21, 2019 Dustin Sieker/ Photo from Belinda Sieker on Facebook

Unofficial results released and more than 71% of eligible Alberta voters cast a ballot
The votes have been counted and according to Elections Alberta, the unofficial voter turnout for the recent provincial election is 71.1% based on 1,880,508 votes cast and 2,643,453 registered electors...
Apr 20, 2019

New Executive Director coming to Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
Starting next month the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum will have a new Executive Director. Linden Roberts officially steps into her new role in the beginning of May and she says she's excited to wor...
Apr 20, 2019 Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum - Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Investigation underway at Beaverlodge intersection
RCMP in Beaverlodge are currently on scene at the five way stop in that community. The Town and Country News is reporting on its Facebook page that a body was located in that area. However, Everything...
Apr 19, 2019 photo courtesy EverythingGP

Early Morning Fire Damages North End Home
Investigators are looking into the cause of an early morning fire in the city's North end.Grande Prairie Fire Department officials were notified about the blaze by a neighbour who saw the flames on th...
Apr 19, 2019 photo courtesy EverythingGP