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After 44 years the self-described man of many hats - mayor, actor, producer, manager, lawyer - has decided to retire.  Wayne Ayling says after many years of “28 hours a day, 8 days a week” it’s his time to retire from the Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT).  He’s left a long trail of imprints across […]

The Town of Sexsmith has reopened access to its residential snow dump. Located by the railroad tracks, it is one of the town’s two snow dumps.  “We know that sometimes, especially as snow builds up, there’s not a lot of availability, since they’re not supposed to put it out on the street,” said Sexsmith Kate […]

After an eight-month investigation police call “complex,” a 43-year-old Grande Prairie man has been charged in a double fatality crash on Hwy. 43 last summer. Edward Cameron is charged with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drug causing […]

A Valleyview library board member has resigned, stating the board is abusing its power, lacking transparency, dismissing public input, miscommunicating and intimidating the public.  Kelli Reimer resigned as a trustee on social media on March 4, after almost 15 years serving the library in different capacities. “Despite my commitment to advocating for library users and […]

Last Thursday’s provincial budget contained little that was new for the Grande Prairie region. Line items tagged for the South Peace were on health care and education. Some $189 million over three years has been allocated to the Beaverlodge Hospital replacement, the Mountview Health Complex. The province’s 2025 to 2028 business plan includes $43.8 million […]