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Grande Prairie admin to finalize agreement with Jumpstart to support accessible playground installation

Grande Prairie City Council made the decision to direct administration to negotiate and finalize a gift agreement with Canadian Tire's Jumpstart regarding the installation of a new accessible playground structure. 

GP Sport Connection accepting nominations for 2025 Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards

The Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection is currently accepting nominations for the 2025 Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards. 

City approves land transfer allowing CMHA to expand affordable housing near WIllow Place

Grande Prairie City Council has agreed to a land sale that could allow the Canadian Mental Health Association to add an additional 55 housing units to Willow Place.

Rising Above Grande Prairie to break ground on new facility in the new year

Rising Above Grande Prairie has set the date for the groundbreaking ceremony of the non-profit's new recovery facility. 

Website refresh surfaces more of your important local stories

Regular visitors to this website will have noticed some changes to the home page and other templates in recent days. This is a feature not a bug, to coin a popular IT phrase.

Annual Grande Prairie Storm Teddy Bear Toss set for Friday

Big night at Bonnetts Energy Centre on Friday as the annual Teddy Bear Toss takes place when the Grande Prairie Storm host the Drayton Valley Thunder.

Freezing rain warning issued for much of Grande Prairie region

A freezing rain warning has been issued for much of the Grande Prairie region, and with it, some potentially treacherous highway conditions.

County Regional Fire Service opens the doors at new “state-of-the-art” firefighter training facility

The County Regional Fire Service and its partners have announced the grand opening of a brand new, state-of-the-art Fire Training Centre. 

$10 million covered outdoor structure project location to be finalized by the end of 2024

Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton has confirmed a location for the already approved covered recreation space will be chosen by the end of the year.

NWP recognizes five with awards during President’s Ball

Northwestern Polytechnic recognized several community leaders during its 37th Annual President's Ball.
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More than 100 participate in NWP-hosted multi-agency mass casualty event

NWP, along with numerous community partners came together for a mass casualty training event on April 24th, ending the school year with a bang, and establishing connections between prospective workers and potential future employers. 

Peace River man charged for stealing a fire truck across the province

A situation one would think to find in a movie or television script involving an alarm, stolen fire truck and police dogs happened in southern Alberta over the weekend, leading to the arrest of a 25-year-old man.

Grande Prairie riding sees more than 19,000 ballots cast in early voting

Roughly 200,000 more Albertans cast their ballot during early voting during this election than the number of people who did during the 2021 election. 

County crews begin street sweeping, parking restrictions active in some neighbourhoods

Street sweepers are operating throughout the County of Grande Prairie, with a focus on the neighbourhoods of Wedgewood, Taylor Estates, and Maple Ridge in the coming days. 

PRSD announces nominee for 2025 Edwin Parr Award

The Peace River School Division has announced their pick for the Edwin Parr Award.
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