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The County of Grande Prairie is removing its fire ban at 5 p.m. today (June 14).  The ban has been replaced with a fire restriction and is in place for the entire county, along with the towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith and Wembley. Recent and forecasted rainfall has allowed the ban to be moved to a restriction […]

City council approved $544,000 in implementation costs for the Stormwater Utility and is entering negotiations with Aquatera Utilities Inc. to provide the billing service.  City council decided to implement the Stormwater Utility in January. The first bills will be arriving to residents in the new year. “This is an initial start-up cost,” said coun. Wendy […]

The City of Grande Prairie is developing an attraction and retention strategy for health care professionals in the city.  The three key areas of focus are information, incentives and infrastructure.  “This problem of health care physicians and health care professionals is not a one-size-fits-all solution,” said Mayor Jackie Clayton. She noted that having a wide […]

The Filipino Association of Grande Prairie and Area (FAGPA) hosted its second annual Filipino Cultural & Musical Heritage Festival at Muskoseepi Park on Sunday, June 11.  The celebrations coincided with the 125th Philippine Declaration of Independence. “We built this festival to remember all of the things that we did in the past, our forefathers, our […]

The County of Grande Prairie is monitoring wildfires surrounding the county's borders.  The Peavine Creek Wildfire crossed the British Columbia border on Thursday, June 8 near Preston Lake, and an evacuation alert was then activated.  The Peavine Creek wildfire is burning north of the larger Bearhole Lake wildfire.  According to BC Wildfire, the Peavine Creek […]