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Local paleontologists may have unearthed the largest dinosaur skull to come from the Pipestone Creek bonebed last Wednesday. The 72-million-year-old, 1.6 metre-long, 272-kilogram skull of a pachyrhinosaurus lakustai, a dinosaur unique to the Grande Prairie region, is the first skull to be retrieved from the bonebed in about 16 years.  “This is definitely the biggest […]

The latest exhibit at the Veteran’s Memorial Gardens and Interpretive Centre is honouring Canada’s peacekeepers and the 60th anniversary of the Cyprus mission. The exhibit includes photos from peacekeepers' time in Cyprus and videos from veterans speaking of their experiences.  “It helps people connect to a part of our history that's kind of being forgotten,” said […]

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Indigenous people who attended residential schools were honoured and remembered at the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation event on Monday in Grande Prairie.A large crowd at the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Muskoseepi Park in Grande Prairie, Alta. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Boily)Events across the region were set […]

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PBR (Professional Bull Riding) returned to Grande Prairie on the weekend. 

City council will be advocating to the province for additional funding with the hopes of returning local EMS service levels to what they were before Alberta Health Services (AHS) took over their delivery.If the additional funding is granted, the Grande Prairie Fire Department (GPFD) would implement a Fire Paramedic Response Unit that would include an […]

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Hythe church demolition set to cost $99,000

The demolition of a former church in Hythe will cost more than the county expected after asbestos was discovered in the building. The cost for demolition is expected to be about $99,000; that is $56,000 more than initially budgeted. “We did have an asbestos sample taken on the building, and it was confirmed to contain asbestos; as […]

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PHOTOS: Wembley Fall Fair 2024

The Fall Fair was hosted by the Wembley & District Agricultural Society, and also included a pancake breakfast, face painting, a kids bouncy obstacle course and a parade.Broden Hiltz, 6, left, raced Kelty Maclean, 10, during the box car races. (Photo by Jesse Boily)Roman Levesque, 3, and his brother Mason, 2, were busy petting all […]

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Honey testing to begin at National Bee Diagnostic Centre in Beaverlodge :Distinctive, upscale Canadian brand could dispel imported counterfeit honey

The National Bee Diagnostic Centre (NBDC) in Beaverlodge is receiving funding to develop sugar and botanical testing services with the hope to increase the sales of Canadian honey in national and international markets. Northwestern Polytechnic will receive more than $390,000 to create a Canadian honey authentication system.“Not only will we be testing for quality, we will […]

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