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The 2024 Alberta Winter Games took place over the Family Day weekend in the Grande Prairie region.  Grande Prairie (Zone 8) took home five gold, seven silvers and 15 bronze medals.  The Minister’s Cup and the Spirit of Sport award were given to the Peace country.  Zone 3 (Calgary) won the Alberta Cup winning 61 […]

The Bear Creek Folk Festival (BCFF) will receive $80,000 from the city. City council approved $50,000 in sponsorship and an additional $30,000 from the Council Strategic Initiatives Fund at last Monday’s (March 11) regular council meeting. “​​We're very grateful that council is so supportive of the festival and such a fantastic partner in this event,” […]

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It’s hard to believe that Sexsmith would be the way it is today without the work of Jean Rycroft. A passionate historian, Jean was dedicated to the cause of preserving Sexsmith’s historic past, from collecting the stories of pioneers to advocating for the historic frontage on the town’s main street. But according to daughter Stacy […]

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A community art project will welcome athletes nationwide for the upcoming National Aboriginal Hockey Championship. The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie (AGGP) is facilitating the painting of more than 700 hockey pucks that will make a mural, displayed at the Design Works Centre during the tournament.  “We are going to try and fill the entire […]

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There are discoveries being made all the time at the Alberta Genealogical Society Grande Prairie and District Branch. Society contractor assistant Juanita Jordan recently helped uncover a piece of American history while helping a friend. “My friend has struggles trying to find her family history,” she said. Joan Bowman (Photo by Austin Payeur) “I went […]

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County encourages farmers to register livestock in wake of wildfires

A County of Grande Prairie agricultural fieldman is reminding producers its Livestock Emergency Response Plan (LERP) can help them be prepared.  A database for farmers to register domestic animals launched in November of 2022, LERP can help both producers and the county prepare for animal evacuation in the face of an emergency. “We felt that […]

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Walk-in clinic wait-times nearly double from 2022 to 2023 

Wait times at walk-in clinics have nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, according to a report from Medimap. In 2023, the average wait time to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic in Grande Prairie was about 72 minutes.  The report says that in 2023, the average wait time in Alberta was 66 minutes, compared […]

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UNA warns of AHS overhaul 

The United Nurses of Alberta-North District held a rally and information picket against the province's decision to overhaul Alberta Health Service (AHS) outside of the Pomeroy Hotel in Grande Prairie on Tuesday.  “The Government of Alberta has misdiagnosed the problems in Alberta’s health care system and has prescribed a course of treatment that will not […]