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The Grande Prairie Police Service's first recruits bring a wide range of diverse backgrounds and experiences. Of the 12 recruits, eight are from the Peace Country, two from other parts of Alberta, and two are from British Columbia. According to the GPPS, officers were selected through a highly competitive process that attracted nearly 200 applicants. […]

The City of Grande Prairie is hitting the brakes on the Rural Renewal Stream (RRS) as it faces uncertainty of how many applicants it can accept as the federal government scales back immigration efforts.  The RRS program allowed the city to endorse candidates to fast-track their permanent residency status through the Provincial Nominee Program, with […]

Students from Ridna Shkola sung the Ukrainian national anthem, danced  and shared their hope for the war in Ukraine to end at the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Grande Prairie on Saturday.  The Ukrainian Canadian Congress — Grande Prairie and Troyanda Society of Ukrainian Culture and Heritage partnered to show the film Porcelain War on Sunday […]

Last Wednesday, some patients of the Wembley Medical Clinic received an email notifying them that the clinic is closing on May 29.  After five years of operating the clinic, Dr. Angela Luckham is moving back to her home province of Nova Scotia.  “I understand this comes as a huge shock for my patients and for […]

Victim Services Units in Beaverlodge and Grande Prairie as well as more than 60 others in Alberta have been disbanded as the province shifts to a new model that sees four regional units. The Beaverlodge (BVSU) and Grande Prairie & District (GPDVS) units became two of 25 detachments under the Western Alberta Regional Victim Services […]