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$166,000 in unrecovered costs for City of Grande Prairie from helping evacuees

April 4, 2024

About $166,000 toward helping emergency evacuees may not be recovered by the City of Grande Prairie. The city believes the amount is not eligible for reimbursement from the province due to “inconsistency and unclarity in provincial legislation and regulation.”“There's a lot of burden on our administration as the host municipality in regards to making sure that […]

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City leaders look back at the past year and into the future 

April 4, 2024

A look back as well as ahead highlighted the city’s State of the City event on March 26. Mayor Jackie Clayton moderated the event that spoke to members from the city administration, the Grande Prairie Police Service (GPPS), Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) and the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce (GPDCC).“I'm extremely excited about 2024,” said […]

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Quiet hours to stay the same after resident requests change due to noisy garbage

April 4, 2024

 A Grande Prairie resident wants city council to change bylaws around garbage collection times, noting the loud noise may be affecting many residents' sleep. Wendy Evert spoke to city council last Monday (March 25) during a regular council meeting. “Constant sleep interruptions are seriously affecting our friends and neighbours,” said Evert, who noted garbage pick-up at a […]

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Museum scientists make egg find before Easter weekend

April 1, 2024
A clutch of fossilized eggs discovered in the Pipestone Creek bonebed may prove to be a prehistoric connection to one famous holiday icon. Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum curator Emily Bamforth said the eggs, dated to the late Cretaceous period 100 million to 66 million years ago, come from a species of prehistoric monotreme, or […]

GP police commission releases annual report

March 28, 2024

The Grande Prairie Police Service (GPPS) has released its annual report and strategic plan for the next two years.“These documents set the framework for how we will create a modern police service that is responsive to the needs of Grande Prairie while improving accountability to council and the community,” said Dan Wong, Grande Police Commission […]

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