A new playground is being installed at Wembley Elementary School this week.The playground is replacing a 40-year-old structure after several years of fundraising by the Wembley Community Society.Approximately $148,000 was funded by the society with donations from the County of Grande Prairie and Strathcona Resources Lt...

The MD of Fairview announced two temporary road closures going into effect over two days.The first will take place today, (Tuesday, May 8) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Range Road 44 north of Township Road 822. Range Road 20 between Township Road 822 and Highway 2 will then temporary close on Wednesday, May 8 from 8 a.m. to...

The municipalities that make up the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) are participating in Emergency Preparedness Week.From May 5 to May 11 the City and County of Grande Prairie will be launching a series of social media campaigns centred around the week's theme of Be Prepared.The social media posts...

Slave Lake RCMP has a man who is wanted on multiple warrants in custody after he refused to leave a business. Officers were called to a business in Slave Lake on May 3; as a man was reportedly intoxicated, possibly on drugs according to police, with a duffle bag refusing to leave.Mounties then recognized the man for ha...

Besides the recreational facility discussion, council had a few other things to look at during Monday's meeting. That included the following:- Council approved a bylaw to continue having a special levy that Pinnacle residents pay to have the water fountain at the entrance to their neighbourhood. The city has asked for ...

After a long discussion, city council has endorsed a location north of the pickleball courts near Legion Field as a spot for a potential new sports and recreation facility. The other option considered was a spot south of the pickleball courts, across the road from the Comp., land where a ball diamond currently sits. Th...

UPDATE: Fort Vermilion RCMP would like to inform the public that Cryingwind Dedzina was located safe. Alberta RCMP thank the public and the media for their assistance.Fort Vermilion RCMP say they are looking for a missing 26 year old woman.Mounties say that Cryingwind Didzena was last seen leaving her residence in Fort...

An event held in late April helped raise funds for the Grande Spirit Foundation's Pleasant View Seniors Lodge in Spirit River.On April 20, attendees participated in the 13th annual Spring Break-Up Dine and Dance, organized by Solution Services, the Rycroft Ag Society and Nar Environmental Ltd.Solution Services sales ma...

UPDATE:High Prairie RCMP reported Darius Ross has been located safe. Mounties thank the public for their assistance.High Prairie RCMP is asking for the public's help locating a missing youth.Thirteen-year-old Darius Ross was last seen leaving the High Prairie Pow Wow on Saturday, May 4, at 6:20 p.m. Ross is described a...

The City of Grande Prairie has shared a statement from Mayor Jackie Clayton, welcoming those part of the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship to Grande Prairie:"I am pleased to welcome the athletes, coaches and spectators who have travelled from across the country to Grande Prairie for the 2024 National Aborigi...