Category Archives: Newsletter Daily

Saddle hills County preparing for 2024 Roadside Spraying Program
Saddle Hills County residents are being reminded to let the County know if they want to be included in the annual spraying program.The 2024 Roadside Spraying program is tentatively set to be working i...
Mar 05, 2024

Alberta government supporting youths in sports
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta government has announced $8 million in funding to support kids in sports, should the proposed Budget 2024 be passed.The money would go to the Every Kid Can Play program, w...
Mar 05, 2024

ATCO Fire Cadet program brings in 21 cadets for first intake
County of Grande Prairie's Committee of the Whole received an update on their newly launched Fire Cadet program at their Monday meeting.The ATCO Fire Cadet program officially launched in February with...
Mar 05, 2024

Two Grande Prairie residents charged for mail theft
After a string of thefts from mailboxes between December 14, 2023 and January 22, 2024, RCMP have charged two locals on multiple offences. The Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit began investigat...
Mar 05, 2024

Northmark Public Cemetery AGM Mar. 11
The staff at Northmark Public Cemetery will be holding their Annual General meeting next week.Those with connections to the cemetery or who have an interest in gaining more information are invited to ...
Mar 05, 2024

Court update: Sentences handed out in murder, break and enter/shot fired and theft/dangerous driving investigations
Life sentence after Sucker Creek murderAlberta Justice says the man charged after a 2021 murder at Sucker Creek First Nation has been found guilty.Travis Myles Melnyk was convicted of first-degree mur...
Mar 05, 2024

Spots still left for annual Easter Eggstravaganza
The City of Grande Prairie's annual Easter Eggstravaganza is set to take over the Grande Prairie Museum on Saturday, March 30. Spots for regular egg hunts are limited but are still available, while in...
Mar 05, 2024

AMA head welcoming items in the new Alberta budget
The president of the Alberta Medical Association says he is welcoming two things in the new provincial budget.In a statement, Dr. Paul Parks says those include Minister of Health Adrianna LaGrange agr...
Mar 04, 2024

Special Olympics silver for Grande Prairie curlers
Some curlers from Grande Prairie came home with silver medals from the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Calgary.Steven Biendarra, Anthony Driedger, Robert Elliott, Brian Erickson and Sarah Shin...
Mar 04, 2024

Grande Prairie Fire Department organizing Camp F.I.R.E to encourage young women to enter fire service
The Grande Prairie Fire Department is organizing a new initiative to empower young women and gender-diverse individuals to enter the fire service.Camp F.I.R.E. is a free program that focuses on Foster...
Mar 04, 2024