County of GP No. 1 News Archive

With the start of Family Violence Prevention Month, IMPACT Grande Prairie is asking residents to Keep it REAL when it comes to supporting survivors. As part of an Alberta-wide program, Keep it REAL teaches four simple ways to support someone experiencing family abuse: Recognize when something seems off Empathize with the person’s thoughts and feelings […]

Cause of the fire that caused significant damage to the historic Sexsmith Grocery Store is still under investigation. Fire crews from Sexsmith and surrounding area responded to the blaze at around 12:45 a.m.  Sunday to find smoke and flames inside the building; they would contain the fire to the single building by accessing the fire […]

A $1.8 million state-of-the-art training facility was revealed last Wednesday at the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service’s Dunes Fire Station. The facility will act as a regional training centre for firefighters with the City of Grande Prairie, MD of Greenview and beyond. “This facility reduces our firefighters’ exposure to potential harmful carcinogens due […]

The time has come to don the poppy once again.  With it, a host of ceremonies to mark Remembrance Day are being planned.  A service for Indigenous Veterans Day will take place Nov. 8 at the Veteran Memorial Gardens and Interpretive Centre in Grande Prairie. Doors will open at 10 a.m., with the service starting […]

County of Grande Prairie firefighters are looking beyond saving lives and homes and are focusing on children’s mental health in their latest fundraiser. The County of Grande Prairie Firefighter Charitable Foundation’s (CGPFCF) Neon Party on Nov. 23 is looking to raise funds for Camp Heal-A-Heart and the Granmuscular dystrophy.de Prairie & District Grief Support Association.  […]

Urban beekeeping was on the docket again for the Town of Sexsmith council on Monday. Draft bylaw 1088 was given its first reading, adding bees to the animal control bylaw and permitting beekeeping in Sexsmith. Urban apiculture was first discussed in May 2023 as part of a bylaw to both introduce beekeeping to the town […]

Citing a lack of volunteers, the Beaverlodge & District Rural Crime Watch Association has dissolved.  Association president Leanne Van Wagner said members voted Sept. 18. Though membership numbers have remained consistent with about 100 families since the association was incorporated in 1986, people stepping up for board positions and other active roles were getting harder […]

Two local projects that will contribute to a more sustainable net-zero future have received financial boosts through the ATCO Community Energy Fund. The Demmitt Cultural Society has been tagged for $15,000 toward their work on becoming a near net zero sustainable building.  The Town of Sexsmith will receive $13,247 to replace all of the incandescent […]

Children were invited to come down to the South Peace Centennial Museum on Oct. 25 to trick and treat through the historic village. Guests came in their finest Halloween garb, and could also climb aboard a tractor-drawn wagon for a hayride through the museum grounds.

Lindsay Janes has been exploring the Peace Country’s unsolved mysteries and crimes past in her podcast Disturbing the Peace.  Since launching in January, the Grande Prairie local has made 19 episodes (22 if you include specials) and has captured the attention of about 10,000 listeners.  “I always wanted to be in the creative space, but […]