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Grande Prairie Reception Centre amalgamating into the Edmonton Reception Centre for Jasper evacuees August 24
Jasper evacuees in Grande Prairie are being invited to travel to Edmonton for further accommodations.Starting Saturday, the Grande Prairie Reception Centre at Holiday Inn & Suites will be amalgama...
Aug 20, 2024

Vigen wins Battle of the Rockies for second consecutive year
Grande Prairie product Chanse Vigen is on a hot streak heading into the final racing weekend of the chuckwagon season at the end of the month in Ponoka.Vigen has pulled off winning the Rocky Mountain ...
Aug 20, 2024

UPDATE: Missing man in Grande Prairie found
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP have located Darryl Neufeld. Mounties say Neufeld is safe and would like to thank the public for their assistance. RCMP in Grande Prairie are asking for the public's...
Aug 20, 2024

Alberta setting records with increased housing construction
The Alberta government say the province has set a record for how many homes it has under construction, making July 2024 the busiest month in the province's history with 4,350 new homes on the way.Data...
Aug 19, 2024

Road barricades removed, but tourists asked to avoid Jasper for foreseeable future
JASPER, ALTA. - The roads heading into Jasper, Alta., are open, but officials say tourists won't be welcome in the Rocky Mountain town for the foreseeable future.Only the town's 5,000 residents were a...
Aug 19, 2024

Jasper student & staff donation initiative
An initiative to help Jasper students and staff has been started by Evergreen Local 11 president Jessie Smeall. An Amazon wishlist has been set up, providing a list of items needed for the academic ye...
Aug 19, 2024

City of Grande Prairie begins road rehabilitation on 84 Avenue and 116 Street August 21
The City of Grande Prairie will begin a comprehensive road rehabilitation project on 84 Avenue this week.Starting Wednesday, city workers will begin a multistage project, with stage one being a full-d...
Aug 19, 2024

Harvest starts early in Peace Region, according to latest crop report
The Peace is slowly catching up to the southern portion of the province with harvesting winter and fall cereal crops. In the Peace Region, winter wheat and dry pea harvest are 25 and 18 per cent compl...
Aug 19, 2024
Wildfire danger ratings lowered in GPFA and PRFA
Wildfire danger ratings have been brought down to Moderate in the Grande Prairie and Peace River Forest Area's thanks to precipitation over the weekend. GPFAThere is currently only one wildfire of not...
Aug 19, 2024

Battle of the Rockies postponed to Monday night
No chuckwagon racing was held on Sunday night down in Rocky Mountain House due to inclement weather. Races for the finals of the Battle of the Rockies will be Monday evening at 7 p.m.Tickets for Sunda...
Aug 19, 2024