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City council approved the Grande Prairie Police Service (GPPS) $3,975,450 budget at Monday’s council meeting.  The budget will fund the police transition team, police commission, and police service until the end of 2023 and also provide funds for capital purchases that will support the police service in upcoming years.   “This funding was just really […]

Walking through the door at Al’s News in downtown Grande Prairie may remind you of a different time.  A newspaper rack sits to your left, roasted nuts are ready, an assortment of tobacco pipes rest in a display case and a friendly smile from a long-time clerk welcomes you.  Jim Goldsack has been working in […]

Saturday and Sunday saw the return of Pioneer Days at the South Peace Centennial Museum. Visitors could step into history by walking through the heritage buildings, watching live demonstrations of vintage machinery, and sit back with some summer treats to listen to live music.

A book by one former South Peace resident hopes to inspire in its readers the same spark, joy, and determination that has continued to push her forward over the past decade. Kiesha Mastrodimos sustained a spinal cord injury that left her in a wheelchair after the vehicle she was in struck a moose in 2013. […]

The Sexsmith and District Museum Society have until the end of August to raise money for a 1929 Guy Wahl dining car. Society fundraiser chairperson and train project lead Lynda Drysdale said the society had previously had an expression of interest on a different diner in Cranbrook. “It was going to be donated to us […]