County of GP No. 1 News Archive

The doors were open at the South Peace Centennial Museum from Dec. 13 to 15 for an Old Fashioned Christmas event, offering lights, treats, and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. 01: As the sun set, guests warmed themselves up at a bonfire on the museum grounds. Guests could also check in the bandstand to […]

The Clairmont Agricultural Society kicked-off its holiday parade from the Lakeview Seniors Housing and then made its way through town on Saturday, Dec. 14. 

A group of ambitious quilters have made a tremendous act of giving this holiday season to the residents and staff of Northern Lights Ranch near Hythe.  Joann Rueckert tells the News that earlier this year, local quilter Inez Thompson had the idea that quilts should be gifted to those at the rural group home.   […]

About 80 people attended the Mountview Health Complex open house on Dec. 4, far less than the June packed house that saw 400 attendees learn the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital replacement would not have an emergency department. On Nov. 25, the province announced the Mountview Health Complex will now support 24-hour urgent care. “Alberta Health and […]

City of Grande Prairie council has approved $100,000 and three new initiatives to help attract and retain family physicians. On Monday, council approved a new incentive policy for family physicians practicing in Grande Prairie, a Healthcare Task Force to support information sharing and ensure its strategy is progressing as well as an ambassador program of […]

The La Glace & District Agricultural Society raised about $136,000 of its $1 million goal in the first 24 hours of its Ice Ice Baby fundraiser to purchase an ice plant for the the Tamarack Valley Regional Recreation Centre. Businesses, families, and individuals can purchase a plaque, engraved with their name or that of a […]

The Municipal District of Greenview has partnered with Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary (of Shark Tank fame) and his O’Leary Ventures to build an AI data centre powered by natural gas and geothermal power in the Greenview Industrial Gateway (GIG). O’Leary says the project's total investment over its lifetime is expected to be over $70 billion […]

The Christmas tree in downtown Beaverlodge was lit and the lights were shining bright at the Beaverlodge Campground for the annual light show during the Christmas Craze event last Friday.  Beaverlodge councillors were busy handing out candy at the campground, while Beaverly took selfies with residents.  The Beaverlodge Elks put on a nearly one-hour long […]

Food banks in Beaverlodge and Sexsmith will receive a Christmas donation from Canadian Tire Grande Prairie for the first time this December. Both the Sexsmith and Area Food Bank and the Beaverlodge Food Bank will receive a donation of $3,000 as part of Canadian Tire’s annual tradition called the 12 Days of Giving, where 12 […]

On Nov. 23 around 7:20 a.m. -  after a night of heavy snowfall - notifications rang on Renee Charbonneau’s phone showing damage at the Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre in Grande Prairie.  Charbonneau’s husband headed to the centre to find the gate knocked over and the fence severely damaged; tire tracks led straight into […]