Land was rezoned following Aug. 10 public hearing With few details currently known, the appeal deadline for a development permit in the County of Grande Prairie for a “data processing establishment” between Sexsmith and Grande Prairie will pass Sept. 25. Development permit PLDEV20250629 was tentatively approved through the county’s planning department Sept. 4, when the […]
After four months of deliberation, a controversial tourism operation is set to move forward following a decision from the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT). Seventeen Dimsdale area residents filed objection letters to the LPRT in March after development approval was given by the County of Grande Prairie for the Northern Roots Lodge, a $4 […]
Residents in some areas of the County of Grande Prairie could soon be allowed to legally operate golf carts on select roads as the municipality explores participating in a provincial pilot program meant “to enhance the mobility of Albertans and provide additional recreational options.” During the Sept. 18 Committee of the Whole meeting, county councillors […]
Six antique combines were joined by a couple of dealer demos on the fields north of Bear Lake to harvest 143 acres of wheat on Saturday to help feed the hungry across the world. Eighty-five bushels to the acre were combined, nearing doubling last year’s yield of 43. The annual initiative is the Bear Lake […]
In our first referendum review installment we looked at how to make the most of casting your ballot on Referendum Day by making sure you have everything you need to vote and telling you about the multiple options you have to get your ballots into a box. This week, we’re going to talk a little […]
Goodfare artist Mimi Zhang-Mackie’s watercolour painting, Piggyback, is among only 75 chosen to be included in a major online international watermedia exhibition that opens next month. Juror Dongfeng Li has chosen 75 watermedia paintings from 613 entries into Northwest Watercolor Society’s (NWWS) 86th International Open Exhibition. The entries represent artists from three-quarters of the US […]
While collection days and service contractors will stay the same, residents around the province can expect a new, enhanced recycling program that will be more convenient and will accept more materials, starting Oct. 1. The changes come as the province moves into Phase 2 of implementing its new recycling regime after Phase 1 was deemed […]
An emergency repair to a road after a landslide earlier this summer cost the County of Grande Prairie more than $500,000, but that will likely not be the end of landslides in the area. County council approved a request for decision from Transportation and Utilities General Manager Ryan Konowalyk at the Sept. 8 regular meeting, […]
Two Grande Prairie men are dead following separate collisions on Hwy. 2, north of the city last week. On Sept. 2, Clairmont RCMP responded to a report of a serious accident involving a motorcycle and an SUV near the Hwy. 43 ramp at 9:23 pm. According to police, witnesses said the motorcycle was travelling north […]
With the days until the Oct. 19 referendum winding down, Elections Alberta is preparing for one of the highest voter turnouts in the province’s history. It’s going to be a busy day but there are ways to make sure your vote counts. The most efficient of them is to be prepared by knowing what you’re […]