Category Archives: Newsletter Daily

City administration to compile report on food security work in Grande Prairie
A discussion about emergency funding for the CAIRN Housing Society turned into a bigger discussion about food security in Grande Prairie at Monday's city council meeting. Council approved $16,000 in o...
Mar 26, 2024

Piranhas win medals, team awards at recent competitions
The Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Club won a bunch of medals and finished fifth in the team standings at the Western Canadian Championships held over the weekend in Winnipeg.Piranha's swimmers won 13 m...
Mar 25, 2024

Sexsmith artist wins Beauty of the Peace art competition
A depiction of a fox by Sexsmith artist Chris Jammer is the winner of this years Beauty of the Peace art competition.Jammer's work called The Watcher was the top vote-getter after more than 500 ballot...
Mar 25, 2024

Alberta RCMP warning against mass marketing and phone scams
Alberta RCMP is participating in Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association's Fraud Prevention Month.Mounties are sharing information and resources to help you protect yourself from mass marketing...
Mar 25, 2024

County of GP launches new utility bill payment service
The County of Grande Prairie is introducing a new utility billing system to create a more convenient and accessible experience.The MyProperty program will allow residents to access their utility infor...
Mar 25, 2024

Balderston's Sexsmith rink wins provincial mixed title
The Kurt Balderston rink from the Sexsmith Curling Club has won the Alberta Mixed Championship.They beat Sherwood Park's Warren Cross 7-2 in the final played on Sunday afternoon at the Grande Prairie ...
Mar 24, 2024

Extra provincial funding means two extra beds for Odyssey House
An Odyssey House official says extra funding from the province for the current provincial fiscal year allowed it to have two more beds.The Grande Prairie shelter got a little over $80,000 out of the e...
Mar 24, 2024

Fairview Health Complex ED without a physician three times in the next week
The Fairview Health Complex emergency department will be without an onsite physician, for a combined 120 hours this week.The first will take place from 7 a.m. Monday, March 25 until 7 a.m. on Tuesday,...
Mar 24, 2024

MD of Peace sets up emergency mass texting service
The Municipal District of Peace has set up a mass texting service to communicate with residents during emergencies.The service is on a voluntary basis. Residents will not be automatically added to the...
Mar 23, 2024

UPDATE: Final match-up set at the provincial mixed curling championship
UPDATE 3: It will be Sexsmith's Kurt Balderston playing Sherwood Park's Warren Cross in the final of the Curling Alberta Mixed Provincials.Balderston beat Sexsmith's Graham Powell 7-2 in six ends in o...
Mar 22, 2024