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County of Grande Prairie regional fire service chief Trevor Grant said the county had another busy wildfire season this year, with the number of calls increasing from 2023. The fire season started early following a dry winter and spring; in addition, Grant said the service saw an increase in holdover fires from winter burning. “We […]

The Grande Prairie Museum added another building to its historic village last Monday.  The fire lookout tower was relocated there, from the Grande Prairie Alberta Forestry offices near 84 Ave. and 108 St. A training fire lookout tower at the Alberta Forestry offices in Grande Prairie on Monday, Sept. 30. (Photo by Jesse Boily) “It’s […]

Flashing lights and sirens have always captivated Keelan Choboter.  He had lots of exposure to them, growing up. After all, his dad served as firefighter for years, and Keelan recalls he practically grew in the La Glace fire hall, just down the road from the family home.  Now in Grade 12 at Sexsmith Secondary School, […]

Local paleontologists may have unearthed the largest dinosaur skull to come from the Pipestone Creek bonebed last Wednesday. The 72-million-year-old, 1.6 metre-long, 272-kilogram skull of a pachyrhinosaurus lakustai, a dinosaur unique to the Grande Prairie region, is the first skull to be retrieved from the bonebed in about 16 years.  “This is definitely the biggest […]

The latest exhibit at the Veteran’s Memorial Gardens and Interpretive Centre is honouring Canada’s peacekeepers and the 60th anniversary of the Cyprus mission.  The exhibit includes photos from peacekeepers' time in Cyprus and videos from veterans speaking of their experiences.   “It helps people connect to a part of our history that's kind of being […]