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January 16, 2025
Large metal spikes protrude from the tires as the motorcycles line up to race on the frozen Clairmont Lake.  Racers will reach speeds of about 150 km/h on the 7.2-kilometere track, which is about 12 metres wide and was created only days earlier. “It's pretty high speed and obviously dangerous,” says Dwayne Hausler, Wapiti Off-road […]

County to pay for RCMP policing now that Clairmont pop. above 5,000

January 16, 2025

The province requires the County of Grande Prairie to pay for policing in Clairmont now that the hamlet’s population is above 5,000. The county will pay 70 per cent of the cost of four RCMP positions, a Corporal Supervisor and three Constable Investigators. It will also fund a support staff position.“Provincial regulations require us to have […]

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New Blueberry fire hall to open doors in time for fire season

January 16, 2025

Work on the new Blueberry Mountain Fire Hall continues, marking the fourth fire hall replaced in Saddle Hills County since 2015.County Manager of Protective Services Brice Daly said the new fire hall will increase the space from the current 50-year old two-bay building approximately nine x18 metres.“It’s quite tiny, and we’re out of space and […]

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GPLT getting ready for automatic, systematic, hydromatic production of Grease

January 16, 2025

Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT) has chills, and they’re multiplying.Grease the Musical is setting up to debut next month at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre and will feature 26 cast members and an eight-piece band in a jukebox-styled set.For director Jennifer Robertson, it represents coming full circle on her theatrical career. With two […]

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Bike park on horizon for Wembley

January 16, 2025

Wembley residents are looking forward to a new bike park this fall.The $190,000 bike park, featuring slopes for riders of all skill levels, will be constructed by the football field.“We’re just looking at upgrading the town centre sports field,” said the town’s Community Services Director Christina Ketchum.“We have a lot of programs that happen out […]

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Proposed Beaverlodge youth centre making first steps: Community shows support

January 16, 2025

A newcomer to Beaverlodge thinks there’s a gap in service for youth and wants to do something about it.Tammi-Jeanne MacLeod moved to Beaverlodge in December after her partner landed a job in the area. Having managed a group home for high-risk youth in Fort St. John, MacLeod wanted to carve out a space in her […]

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Hundreds in a pickle for pickleball

January 9, 2025
Dozens are popping into pickleball to escape the January chill, and Grande Prairie Pickleball Club (GPPC) vice president Dan Gorman said more players than ever are showing up every week. Gorman said the club has approximately 350 players, from as old as 86 to as young as five years old. “We’re expecting that to grow […]

Grande Prairie Technical Search and Rescue seeks increased funding

January 9, 2025

Grande Prairie Technical Search and Rescue Association (TSR) is seeking increased support from local municipalities in the years ahead.Founded in 1995, TSR is a volunteer association which trains its members in search and rescue disciplines including rope rescue, ice rescue, swift water rescue, remote medical response and evacuation, and heavy animal rescue, and organizes searches […]

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