An emergency repair to a road after a landslide earlier this summer cost the County of Grande Prairie more than $500,000, but that will likely not be the end of landslides in the area. County council approved a request for decision from Transportation and Utilities General Manager Ryan Konowalyk at the Sept. 8 regular meeting, […]
An Aug. 27 complaint about a man with a potential firearm at the Eastlink Centre has led to the seizure of more than 400 grams of methamphetamine along with other illicit drugs. Grande Prairie RCMP say they arrested and charged Shane Schulze, 53, of Grande Prairie, with drug trafficking after receiving a call about a […]
Two Grande Prairie men are dead following separate collisions on Hwy. 2, north of the city last week. On Sept. 2, Clairmont RCMP responded to a report of a serious accident involving a motorcycle and an SUV near the Hwy. 43 ramp at 9:23 pm. According to police, witnesses said the motorcycle was travelling north […]
With the days until the Oct. 19 referendum winding down, Elections Alberta is preparing for one of the highest voter turnouts in the province’s history. It’s going to be a busy day but there are ways to make sure your vote counts. The most efficient of them is to be prepared by knowing what you’re […]
Better late than never. With only a handful of summer days left, the spray park in Wembley reopened Aug. 26 after being closed all summer for a $20,000 renovation. Wembley Chief Administrative Officer Noreen Zhang told the News that the spray park was supposed to open in May this year before it was discovered that […]