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St Mary's School wants an outdoor ice rink on the south field

St Mary's School in Sexsmith is appealing to the town for help establishing an outdoor skating rink on the school property.An outdoor skating rink has never been built at this site, and Chief Administ...

Dec 07, 2019

Bull riders entertain sold out Grande Prairie crowd

A sold out crowd took in Saturday night's Buckwild PBR event at the Drysdale Centre at Evergreen Park. When it was all said and done, Thor Hoefer II took top honours in the main event, while Grande Pr...

Oct 06, 2019 photo courtesy Shaun Penner/EverythingGP

Volunteer Services Bureau celebrates 50 years in community

Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau celebrated their 50th anniversary on Saturday by planting and dedicating a new tree in the Volunteer Grove of Trees. Executive Director Carol-Anne Pasemko says...

Oct 06, 2019 Photo courtesy Jeff Henson/EverythingGP

Hockey Legends to attend 3D Charity Gala in December

Three NHL legends will be in Grande Prairie for the 3D Children's Charity Gala.Former Oiler great, Paul Coffey, who won three Stanley Cups with the Oilers, and one with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and La...

Oct 04, 2019 3 hockey legends will visit Grande Prairie for charity gala

Power utilities, troops begin massive post-Dorian cleanup in Maritimes

HALIFAX - More than 400,000 people are without electricity across the Maritimes this morning as post-tropical storm Dorian left behind a tangled mess of splintered trees and downed power lin...

Sep 08, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)

Work Underway on New Dressing Room for Vipers

Back in March the Sundown Oilfield Services Sexsmith Vipers were granted $12,500 from the County of Grande Prairie to go towards a new dressing room at the Sexsmith arena.Fast forward to today and the...

Aug 25, 2019 Photo credit to the Sundown Oilfield Services Sexsmith Vipers

Two injured in plane crash near Black Diamond

Two people were injured in a plane crash southwest of Calgary on Saturday.RCMP say they were called at about noon to the crash involving a single-engine plane that took off from a rural airstrip near ...

Aug 18, 2019

Indigenous Fest set for Sunday

Muskoseepi Park plays host to Indigenous Fest on Sunday. Metis Local 1990 President Angie Crerar says it is a day of celebration where they honour their distinct cultural heritage. "There are a lot of...

Jun 23, 2019

Float party tips to stay safe this Summer

Warm summer weather means more people wanting to have float parties on the Wapiti River. While there is no avoidance of safety concerns associated with float parties, participants can decrease the ris...

Jun 04, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Alberta wildfire UPDATE

Three active wildfires remain in the High Level Forest Area and two are still burning out of control. The Chuckegg Creek Wildfire is burning at around 276,000 hectares. The Jackpot Creek Wildfire near...

Jun 03, 2019 Photo/ Alberta Agriculture and Forestry