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Cricket to noisy for residents

February 8, 2024

A city resident says if a batting cage outside their home is not relocated, they will have to move. Colin Woodcock’s home is next to Head & Salmond Park in Grande Prairie, and he says during the summer months he can no longer enjoy his home due to the noise from a batting cage installed […]

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Seven local swimmers to try for Team Canada ahead of the Olympics 

February 8, 2024

Seven local swimmers have their eyes focused on the upcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris.  The Grande Prairie Piranhas announced that Marissa Laurin, Mikayla Laurin, Dominic Kweicien, Oliver Dawson, Marley Monsen, Hudson Frayn and Jessie Carlson will be competing in Toronto to join Canada’s Olympic swim team.  “We are a medium-sized team in Alberta, and we […]

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“It takes a family”: Hawkes-Johnson family of Teepee Creek named 2024 Farm Family of the Year

February 8, 2024

For generations, the Hawkes-Johnson family has farmed in the Teepee Creek area. Today, three generations farm and raise cattle on the property, running a cow/calf operation with an average of 250 heads of cattle, in addition to hay land. It’s a big undertaking, and it takes a village, said Sherene Hawkes. “They always say it […]

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Turtley awesome: Mack's slow and steady life in Wembley

February 1, 2024
While he may not be as ancient as some of the critters on display, one local reptile has become a star attraction at the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum. On Saturday, the museum held a celebration (or shell-a-bration) to mark the one-year anniversary of the adoption of Mack, an African spurred tortoise. In his year […]

County residents looking for compensation following wildfire

February 1, 2024

The County of Grande Prairie is fronting expenses for approved ratepayers while they wait for relief from the Alberta Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) for the Dunes West wildfire. According to County of Grande Prairie Transportation and Utilities General Manager Ryan Konowalyk, approximately five submissions out of the 42 that have been submitted to DRP have […]

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