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Province of Alberta indicates more infrastructure projects on the way for numerous communities, Grande Prairie

The Province of Alberta completed and began construction on hundreds of infrastructure projects across the province in 2024, including some in Grande Prairie. 

2.28 per cent property tax increase included in City of GP’s 2025 budget

Grande Prairie City Council has arrived at a tentative 2.28 per cent property tax increase on residents after all three days of budget deliberations. 

Snow-clearing changes could save City of GP $250K annually, council wraps up day two of 2025 budget talks

Day two of the City of Grande Prairie's 2025 Budget Deliberations wrapped up on Thursday, with several changes that will be up for finalization by the end of the budget talks. 

Grande Prairie City Council “not interested in anything anywhere close” to double digit tax hike during budget talks

Grande Prairie City Council's 2025 Budget Deliberations are less than one week away, and city officials have indicated they are confident administration has done their due diligence to avoid a less-than-desirable tax hike. 

Tax cut approved in 2019 city budget

The City of Grande Prairie is moving forward with a tax cut. The 2019 property tax rate will go...

Maskwôtêh Bridge project may move ahead as planned

A pedestrian bridge expected to link Maskwôtêh Park to the grounds of the new hospital may move ahead as...

City likely to continue driveway windrow clearing program

It looks like the City of Grande Prairie's driveway windrow clearing program may be sticking around. On day two...

Tax increase to cover County’s loss in linear revenue

The County has had to up property taxes to balance its budget. The average residential owner is looking at...

County to finalize budget

The County of Grande Prairie will be finalizing its budget over the next two days. It will be making...

Premier hints at new school for Grande Prairie

During her recent visit to the area Rachel Notley hinted there could be a new school in the budget...

MP Warkentin laments lack of pipelines in federal budget speech

Grande Prairie - Mackenzie MP Chris Warkentin is disappointed the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was left out of the...

County awards almost $2.5 million in community grants

As part of its preliminary budget for next year, County of Grande Prairie council has approved nearly $2.5 million...

County approves interim 2018 budget

County of Grande Prairie council has approved an interim budget for 2018. It won't be finalized until the spring,...

County budget deliberations start Monday

The County of Grande Prairie is getting ready to put together its budget for 2018. Its total expenditures for...

Budget deliberations begin this week at City Hall

The city of Grande Prairie's new city council is set to face their first major task, assessing the current...

Citizen Budget tool launches

The city of Grande Prairie has again launched a Citizen Budget simulator that lets residents to see how their...

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Update: Trudeau matches Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded late Saturday night with mirror-image tariffs against U.S. goods crossing the border, saying Canada will impose a 25 per cent tariff on $155 billion of goods after U.S. president Donald Trump delivered on his threats to launch a trade war on Canada.

City of Grande Prairie reminds residents of snow-clearing policy

Given all of Grande Prairie's recent snowfall, residents might be wondering when their streets will be cleared, and with no sign of slowing down, the city has issued a reminder regarding its residential snow-clearing schedule. 

GP Storm Goalie records third shutout of the season, named Defensive Player of the Week

Grande Prairie Storm netminder Nicholas Jones has been selected as the AJHL's Defensive Player of the Week after two dominating performances between the pipes last week. 

Snowfall warning issued for Grande Prairie

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie region with upwards of 25 centimetres of snow expected before it's all said and done. Officials say the snow will kick off Thursday night, and it's expected to intensify throughout Friday before tapering off on Saturday.

County encourages non-profits to sign up for 2025 Roadside Cleanup Program

Applications will soon be accepted for the County of Grande Prairie's 2025 Roadside Cleanup. 
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