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If you tried to unravel the roots of the Beaverlodge Food Bank from Faye Dyrkach, you’d have your work cut out for you.  The food bank, which grew out of a Christmas hamper program in 1989, was just getting started in the United Church when Dyrkach decided to lend a hand, or two. She’s been […]

The County of Grande Prairie approved a 2.9 per cent property tax increase for 2024. County council approved an interim $157.6 million budget which includes an estimated $109.5 million for general operations and $48.1 million for capital investments on Dec. 15. About 70 per cent of the capital budget is going toward road and bridge […]

Grande Prairie Technical Search & Rescue (TSR) is looking for volunteers. The organization is currently looking for aid for its operational and support teams.  “Our team is really diverse, anyone from lawyers to farmers to stay-at-home moms,” can volunteer, said Darren Sherk, TSR vice president.  The all-volunteer team has room for people with many different […]

There’s a twinkle in his eye as Klaus Gabriel talks about his volunteer work. His moustache curls with a smile as he remembers Christmases gone by. It’s a face you could believe belongs to the real Santa Claus, and this reporter isn’t convinced he isn’t. For four years, Gabriel has served as the Santa Claus […]

A First World War veteran's 106-year-old watch was returned to his 98-year-old son, a Second World War veteran, in Grande Prairie.  Bill Bessent Sr. was presented with his father's watch on Nov. 24 by his son Bill Jr. It started with a voicemail son Bill initially thought might have been a scam. “If you're the […]