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March 6, 2025

The Hythe Heritage and Historical Society plans to move forward with disbanding following a low turnout at a Feb. 24 meeting scheduled to draw new members.“It didn’t go very well,” society president Christine Livingstone told the News. “We had one new member.”With current volunteers in their 80s seeking retirement, Livingstone said she had hoped to […]

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The last CGIT girls

April 10, 2025
The halls of St. Paul’s United Church will be quieter on Tuesday nights now.  After more than 100 years of operating in the city, the Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) group will disband at the end of the month.  “It is a grieving process, especially having been involved with it for as long as I […]

Locals raise opposition to “high-end” tourism project on the Wapiti

April 10, 2025

Homeowners in the Dimsdale area are mounting opposition to the County of Grande Prairie’s  March 24 decision to rezone about 100 acres near the Wapiti River that will allow for a high-end $5 million tourism operation to be developed by Bildson Realty Ltd.The operation, Northern Roots Lodge, is slated to feature 12 two-bedroom cabins, as […]

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$195,000 grant to save the bees

April 10, 2025

New funding for Northwestern Polytechnic’s National Bee Diagnostic Centre (NBDC) may lead to finding solutions to protecting honey bees.  The NBDC received $195,000 from the Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) grant.“Beekeeping and pollination management are vital to the Canadian agricultural economy,” said Patricia Wolf Veiga, NWP Applied Research and Innovation acting dean. “This study will provide […]

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A king-sized exhibit at BACS

April 10, 2025
Miniatures are out, and wall-sized pieces are in!  Another beautiful exhibit is on display at the Beaverlodge Art & Culture Centre.  After 32 years, the Quilt Show continues to attract visitors from all across the Peace Country.   This annual exhibit typically draws in the most visitors to the Art & Culture Centre, often with […]

Grande Prairie RCMP make multiple drug related arrests in February

April 10, 2025

A Feb. 27 traffic stop in the Grande Prairie area resulted in the arrest of Kenneth Shea (41), a resident of Crooked Creek, and two Grande Prairie residents: Richard Leonard Trautman (54) and Ricky Howard Vance (41).A search of the vehicle and its occupants revealed: A handgun with extra ammunition. The handgun was later discovered to […]

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O’leary’s AI centre south of Grande Prairie working with province in weekly meetings

April 3, 2025
The development of the large-scale AI data centre dubbed Wonder Valley south of Grande Prairie is ongoing.  The project, slated for Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG), was announced in December. Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary and O’Leary Ventures are planning a total investment of over $70 billion in the project's lifetime. “Once completed, it will be the […]

Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence creating worldwide connections with local businesses

April 3, 2025

A new initiative out of Northwestern Polytechnic hopes to create more jobs for local businesses by helping them grow and make connections around the world to ensure their businesses can thrive. The Side Family Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence (CEE) was announced in June last year, and its director, Tanya Oliver, has been busy launching an accelerator […]

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