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Grande Prairie Traditional Pow Wow may change venues to the county next year

September 19, 2024

The next Grande Prairie Traditional Pow Wow may change venues as a delegation told County of Grande Prairie council that it would like its 2025 event to be at Evergreen Park.For the last two years, the pow wow has been hosted at Bonnetts Energy Centre but organizers say they need more room for people to […]

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County declares Ag disaster

September 12, 2024
The County of Grande Prairie declared an agricultural disaster due to poor crop yields from extreme drought conditions on Aug. 22.  County Reeve Bob Marshall hopes the declaration sends the provincial and federal governments a message that local producers need help.  “It's just looking for a way to help our producers the best we can,” […]

NWP receives funding for mental health courses

September 12, 2024

A grant from the province will result in four new programs focusing on mental health at Northwestern Polytechnic. (NWP) The province announced the Mental Health Professions Enrollment Expansion grant program last month, with NWP said to gain 152 seats. “These in-demand programs will deliver significant benefits to our students and our communities,” said NWP president and chief […]

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PHOTOS: Harvest Festival returns to SPCM

September 12, 2024
The Harvest Festival at the South Peace Centennial Museum returned on Saturday. The festival included a tractor rodeo, farmers market, steam tractor demonstrations, threshing and a saw mill demonstration. The Harvest Festival also included a farmers market.

PHOTOS: Alberta Culture Days at BACS

September 12, 2024
The Beaverlodge Art & Culture Centre was busy over the weekend with its Alberta Culture Days celebrations.The two-day event included live music, dancers, artist demonstrations and activities. The Beaverlodge Mural Foundation (BMF) was on- site showing one of its newest dinosaur creations by artists Megan Morrison and Phoebe Paul.The BMF also had a community art […]

AUC report gives insight into state of Alberta’s energy sector

September 5, 2024

The Alberta Utilities Commission recently released its 2023-24 report card, detailing the state of energy projects in Alberta in a year defined by big changes in the sector.As the province’s independent utilities regulator, the AUC is responsible for ensuring the fair and responsible development of the energy sector in Alberta. In the last year, the […]

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Hospital plan creates redundancy, red tape, and competition for staff, AMA president says

September 5, 2024

The president of the Alberta Medical Association says Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to transfer some Alberta Health Services hospitals to third-party operators would add redundancy, red tape, and bureaucracy to Alberta’s health care system and complicate the ongoing staffing crisis.At a members-only United Conservative Party town hall event in Drayton Valley on Aug. 17, Smith […]

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Local artists celebrate Alberta

September 5, 2024

We’re not sure there is a better way to celebrate Alberta on its 119th birthday than to have an exhibit called “Alberta’s Roots and Scenic Skies” in our main gallery.  When you walk into the space, it feels like home.  These local artists captured views such as the dancing skies of Aurora Borealis, the stormy […]

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Working together to Help End Global Hunger Food grains bank 

September 5, 2024
A La Glace area farming co-operative is doing its part to end world hunger, one crop at a time.  The Bear Lake Growing Project (BLGP) was struck more than a decade ago by Gary and Jeanette Beyer who, after years of farming, felt they had a role in helping the less fortunate.  Soon, the co-op […]

Rail stoppage to affect many locals

August 29, 2024
Workers of the Canadian National Railway in Grande Prairie were locked out along with about 10,000 railway employees across the country, halting the national rail service early last Thursday (Aug. 22) morning.  CN issued a lockout notice on Aug. 18 to Teamster Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), the union representing rail workers, if an agreement or […]