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City council approved the 2026 budget at its last meeting of 2025 on Monday.The budget calls for a 4.34 per cent property tax increase. Of that, 2.42 per cent is for city services and 1.92 per cent fo...
Sheldon Spackman Dec 09, 2025
Grande Prairie City Council held its last meeting of 2025 on Monday. Besides the approval of the 2026 budget, some other things were discussed. Those included the following:Inclusivity and programming...
Dec 08, 2025
The Alberta government has announced new funding to develop new francophone schools across the province.$2-million dollars will be shared among all four of the province's francophone regional boards t...
Sheldon Spackman Dec 08, 2025
County of Grande Prairie crews are conducting snow removal operations in the Hamlet of La Glace Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.When the digital "no parking" signs are visible, that means temporary restrictions...
Dec 08, 2025
Storm game postponedThe Grande Prairie Storm game that was scheduled for Wednesday against the Lloydminster Bobcats has been postponed. The team says in a social media post that the new date will be c...
Dec 08, 2025
Three teams from Edmonton and one from St. Albert advanced to provincials out of the men's and women's qualifiers held at the Grande Prairie Curling Centre over the weekend.The Peter Hlushak and Zach ...
Dec 08, 2025
Parking bans are now in effect in Grande Prairie.Priority Roads Parking BansThe parking ban restricts vehicles from parking on Priority 1 and 2 roads from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday throu...
Sheldon Spackman Dec 08, 2025
Over four-thousand signatures have been collected on a petition to keep the Northwestern Polytechnic campus in Fairview open.The Save Fairview Campus movement physically collected 4,169 signatures for...
Dec 08, 2025
Ontario won the women's title, and Saskatchewan the men's crown, at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Ottawa.Sherry Middaugh's rink beat Amber Holland's team from Saskatchewan 7-5 in the wo...
Dec 07, 2025
The US beat Canada 2-0 to take gold at Hockey Canada's Para Cup in Dawson Creek.The game was played on Saturday, December 6.The Americans went unbeaten in five games at the tournament.China beat Czech...
Dec 07, 2025