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Wildfire season in the South Peace:One long season in the South Peace

October 10, 2024

County of Grande Prairie regional fire service chief Trevor Grant said the county had another busy wildfire season this year, with the number of calls increasing from 2023.The fire season started early following a dry winter and spring; in addition, Grant said the service saw an increase in holdover fires from winter burning.“We actually had […]

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Grande Prairie Museum gains a fire lookout tower

October 10, 2024

The Grande Prairie Museum added another building to its historic village last Monday. The fire lookout tower was relocated there, from the Grande Prairie Alberta Forestry offices near 84 Ave. and 108 St.A training fire lookout tower at the Alberta Forestry offices in Grande Prairie on Monday, Sept. 30. (Photo by Jesse Boily)“It’s very historic; it […]

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Fire cadet program has many rewards for youth

October 10, 2024
Flashing lights and sirens have always captivated Keelan Choboter.  He had lots of exposure to them, growing up. After all, his dad served as firefighter for years, and Keelan recalls he practically grew in the La Glace fire hall, just down the road from the family home.  Now in Grade 12 at Sexsmith Secondary School, […]

73 million years in the making dinosaur skull unearthed in Pipestone Creek

October 3, 2024
Local paleontologists may have unearthed the largest dinosaur skull to come from the Pipestone Creek bonebed last Wednesday. The 72-million-year-old, 1.6 metre-long, 272-kilogram skull of a pachyrhinosaurus lakustai, a dinosaur unique to the Grande Prairie region, is the first skull to be retrieved from the bonebed in about 16 years.  “This is definitely the biggest […]

Remembering Peacekeepers in Cyprus

October 3, 2024

The latest exhibit at the Veteran’s Memorial Gardens and Interpretive Centre is honouring Canada’s peacekeepers and the 60th anniversary of the Cyprus mission. The exhibit includes photos from peacekeepers' time in Cyprus and videos from veterans speaking of their experiences.  “It helps people connect to a part of our history that's kind of being forgotten,” said […]

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National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Grande Prairie

October 3, 2024

Indigenous people who attended residential schools were honoured and remembered at the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation event on Monday in Grande Prairie.A large crowd at the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Muskoseepi Park in Grande Prairie, Alta. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Boily)Events across the region were set […]

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PHOTOS: PBR brings elite bull riding to GP

October 3, 2024
PBR (Professional Bull Riding) returned to Grande Prairie on the weekend. 

City advocates for better EMS service and additional funds

September 26, 2024

City council will be advocating to the province for additional funding with the hopes of returning local EMS service levels to what they were before Alberta Health Services (AHS) took over their delivery.If the additional funding is granted, the Grande Prairie Fire Department (GPFD) would implement a Fire Paramedic Response Unit that would include an […]

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Hythe church demolition set to cost $99,000

September 26, 2024

The demolition of a former church in Hythe will cost more than the county expected after asbestos was discovered in the building. The cost for demolition is expected to be about $99,000; that is $56,000 more than initially budgeted. “We did have an asbestos sample taken on the building, and it was confirmed to contain asbestos; as […]

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New business coming to Beaverlodge

September 26, 2024

A mini-storage facility is coming to Beaverlodge. We Care Mini-Storage will be opening 22 self-contained units in a $100,000 facility located on the corner next to New Horizon Co-Op. Jack Marsim told the News last week he hopes to have the units ready for rental by December.It will have 10x10 and 8x10 foot storage units, accessed by […]

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