City of Grande Prairie
City of Grande Prairie to close city facilities or reduce hours over holidays
The City of Grande Prairie has released their hours of operation for the holidays.City Hall & City Service CentreDecember 24: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. December 25: Closed December 26: ClosedDecember 27: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.December 28: ClosedDecember 29: ClosedDecember 30: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.December 31: 8:30 a.m. ...
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Mercer Peace River
Mercer Peace River celebrating one year with no serious workplace injuries
Mercer Peace River is reporting it has had no serious workplace injuries in over a year.As of November 30, Mercer Peace River's Total Recordable Incident Rate has been a 0.0 for 12 months.Mercer calls the achievement a testament of the hard work, dedication and commitment of the entire teamThe company adds recognizing ...
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Peace Region
seasons
Saturday marks the first official day of winter
Winter has officially arrived in the Peace Country.The Old Farmer's Almanac says the Winter Solstice officially took place at 2:21 a.m. Alberta time on Saturday, December 21.The almanac says the solstice is the moment when the Northern Hemisphere was tilted as far from the sun as possible on the Earth's axis.The Winter...
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City of Grande Prairie
City of Grande Prairie to close city facilities or reduce hours over holidays
The City of Grande Prairie has released their hours of operation for the holidays.City Hall & City Service CentreDecember 24: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. December 25: Closed December 26: ClosedDecember 27: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.December 28: ClosedDecember 29: ClosedDecember 30: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.December 31: 8:30 a.m. ...
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RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP send their condolences following a fatal collision
The Grande Prairie RCMP provided an update on one of two collisions along Range Road 63, also known as 116 Street yesterday. (Thursday, December 19)Mounties say at 12:30 p.m., they responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision, along Range Road 63, between the Highway 43 X traffic circle and Township Road 720.Mounti...
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Mercer Peace River
Mercer Peace River celebrating one year with no serious workplace injuries
Mercer Peace River is reporting it has had no serious workplace injuries in over a year.As of November 30, Mercer Peace River's Total Recordable Incident Rate has been a 0.0 for 12 months.Mercer calls the achievement a testament of the hard work, dedication and commitment of the entire teamThe company adds recognizing ...
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Local Sports
Hockey, skiing, 55+ curling update in Friday local sports
StormThe Grande Prairie Storm will finish the 2024 portion of their schedule with a three game road trip down south.The Storm will visit Calgary Friday, Canmore Saturday, and Calgary again on Sunday. The first two games start at 7 p.m. The Sunday game will start at 2 p.m. The Storm go into the weekend in second place i...
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Snow Removal
City of Grande Prairie lifts priority road parking bans
The City of Grande Prairie has lifted the parking bans for its permanent snow routes.Effective 10:30 a.m. Friday December 20, bans have been lifted for all Priority 1 and 2 roads.Temporary bans will remain in effect for Week A neighbourhoods, while residential snow clearing crews complete work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p....
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Local Sports
Local Sports
Hockey, skiing, 55+ curling update in Friday local sports
StormThe Grande Prairie Storm will finish the 2024 portion of their schedule with a three game road trip down south.The Storm will visit Calgary Friday, Canmore Saturday, and Calgary again on Sunday. The first two games start at 7 p.m. The Sunday game will start at 2 p.m. The Storm go into the weekend in second place i...
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Hockey
Gracyn Sawchyn named WHL Player of the Week
Grande Prairie product Gracyn Sawchyn is the Western Hockey League's Player of the Week.The Edmonton Oil Kings forward recorded four goals and five assists.Sawchyn recorded a pair of four-point games during the week in wins over Swift Current last Saturday and Kamloops Sunday and an assist in a loss to Prince George on...
Dec 19, 2024
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Local Sports
Local sports for Thursday
NPHLThere are two games in the North Peace Hockey League Thursday.Dawson Creek will be in Spirit River and Falher in Fox Creek. Face-off time for both will be 8:30 p.m.SkiingSunday will be the opening day at Fairview Ski Hill. Hours will be 11-5.Nitehawk is open Thursday night from 5:30 to 9:30. The Tube Zone will be c...
Dec 19, 2024
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Walter Paszkowski Farm Leadership Award applications open until January 10
Alberta Canola says applications are open for its Walter Paszkowski Farm Leadership Award. One canola farmer in Alberta will be given $5000 bursary to participate in the National Farm Leadership Program for 2025.It is meant to develop leaders and is meant to fit into what a release from Alberta Canola calls a "hec...
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Agriculture
AFSC deadlines approaching
AFSC has a bunch of deadlines coming up by the end of the year.December 20 is the last day to submit requests for loan disbursements.The last day to buy livestock price insurance is December 19 while December 23 is the last day to request a claim. Online requests for revolving loan funding must be in by 6 a.m. on Chris...
Dec 19, 2024
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Agriculture
Grande Prairie man enters Agribition competition for first time at age 82, winds up third
A Grande Prairie man recently received a lot of attention for being the oldest competitor at a competition at Regina's Canadian Western Agribition.Gordon Frentz is 82. He wound up finishing third in Agribition's chore team competition."How I came to want to go there is I've been watching it on YouTube for the last...
Dec 16, 2024
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Alberta
DR. FROH STARTS JANUARY 2025
STARS announces new president and CEO
STARS has announced that Dr. John Froh will be stepping into the role of president and CEO of STARS, effective January 20, 2025.Dr. Froh was appointed by the volunteer board of directors and has been a leader at STARS since 2012, currently as the organization's chief medical officer. He offers decades of practical expe...
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STREAMLINED GRANTS, A PANEL, AND MORE
Province announces updates to approach to homelessness
In an effort to update the province's approach to combatting homelessness, the Government of Alberta will begin streamlining grant administration for housing with supports; providing provincial funding directly to front-line service providers, including Indigenous-led organizations; and establishing an expert panel to ...
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Alberta developing new policies for coal mines in Foothills
The Government of Alberta says it wants to allow for the development of coal mines, as long as it is done in a responsible way.Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean has announced the Alberta Coal Industry Modernization Initiative (CIMI).It will provide guidelines for coal mining practices, with the goal of ensurin...
Dec 20, 2024
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THIRD LARGEST FINE IN HIA HISTORY
Former AHS employee fined for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination records
A former employee of Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been fined $12,000 for falsifying COVID-19 immunization records of nearly 200 people from September 3, 2021 to November 24, 2021. Hind Mahmoud Dabash was employed in an administrative support staff role with AHS when he knowingly used and created health information...
Dec 20, 2024
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Canada
Overheated immigration system needed 'discipline' infusion: minister
OTTAWA - An "overheated" immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada's decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in his department in a year-end interview. The system, he said, n...
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Music maker, 88, creates unique horn section, with moose antler bass guitar and cello
Eighty-eight-year-old Lorne Collie has been making musical instruments for more than three decades, creations that dazzle for their unique materials as much as their sound. There's a hefty bass guitar and a cello made of moose antlers, a baseball bat violin, ukuleles made of cookie tins, and guitars fashioned from pitc...
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B.C. mayor gets calls from across Canada about 'crazy' plan to recruit doctors
The mayor of the suburban Victoria community of Colwood says he's getting calls from municipal leaders across Canada who have heard about his community's "out-of-the-box" plan to recruit family doctors as city workers. Mayor Doug Kobayashi announced this week that Colwood has hired its first family doctor for...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new lieutenant-governor for B.C.
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of longtime businesswoman and philanthropist Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia as British Columbia's 31st lieutenant-governor. Trudeau says in a statement that Lisogar-Cocchia is a respected entrepreneur in the hospitality industry and a dedicated community lea...
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What happened during the fall sitting of the House of Commons, by the numbers
OTTAWA - The fall sitting of the House of Commons featured non-confidence votes, plenty of partisan bickering, and very little actual passing of laws. The session that ended Dec. 17 will go down as one of the least productive in Canadian history, and possibly one of the most partisan. Here's a look at what happened, by...
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Liberals haven't prepared enough for next federal election, says minister Duclos
GATINEAU, Que. - Justin Trudeau's Liberals haven't prepared enough for the next federal election, Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledged in an interview this week in which he sidestepped questions about the prime minister's future. The party must do more to make Canadians understand the difference betwe...
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World
Pope has a cold and will skip outdoor Sunday prayer ahead of a busy week
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will deliver his Sunday blessing from indoors, the Vatican said, announcing the precautions ahead of a busy Christmas period and launch of the Holy Year that will sorely test Francis' stamina and health. The Vatican cited the cold temperatures outside and Francis' s...
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Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) - The death toll in the attack on a busy Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five, the state governor said Saturday. Saxony-Anhalt Gov. Reiner Haseloff also said that more than 200 people in total were injured, many seriously, when a Saudi doctor intentionally drove a b...
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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year. The bipartisan bill, which next heads to President Joe Biden, will eliminate longtime re...
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