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Helping Hands selected to coordinate City of GP’s new Food Security Backbone project

The City of Grande Prairie has selected Helping Hands to be the coordinator in a new project that looks to address food insecurity in the swan city. 

Grande Prairie Salvation Army kicks off 2024 Kettle Campaign

The Salvation Army's annual Christmas Kettle Campaign is in full swing in Grande Prairie. 

Salvation Army celebrates 100 years in Grande Prairie

The Salvation Army is looking back on its time in Grande Prairie while also looking ahead. This weekend marks...

Salvation Army surpasses $500K goal

It was a record-breaking year for the Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle Campaign in Grande Prairie. Over a five-week period,...

Salvation Army $137K short of 2018 goal

With just a few days left before Christmas, the Salvation Army in Grande Prairie is still well behind its...

Salvation Army in need of $500K from kettle campaign

The Salvation Army in Grande Prairie is once again looking to raise $500,000 through its kettle campaign. Last year's...

Rotary Community Food Bank Drive shatters records

The shelves of the Salvation Army Grande Prairie Food Bank will be filled for the next several months. That's...

Rotary Food Bank Drive essential to meeting demand

People in Grande Prairie are being urged to open their hearts and cupboards for next week's Rotary Community Food...

Salvation Army sets $500K kettle campaign goal

The Grande Prairie Salvation Army is in need of another record breaking kettle campaign. The organization has set a...

Grande Prairie Jeep Club again collecting food bank donations

The Grande Prairie Jeep Club is back going door-to-door looking for donations to the local food bank. Keep a...

Increased Food Bank use prompts large donation

After reports of increased Food Bank use in Alberta, CIBC has donated $250, 000 to local food banks across...

Holiday campaign raises $443K for Grande Prairie Salvation Army

Grande Prairie stepped up over the holiday season and helped raise $443,000 for the Salvation Army. Almost $188,000 of...

Salvation Army about $65,000 short in red kettle campaign

With just one week left in the local Salvation Army's holiday campaign, Major Brian Beveridge says they're behind in...

Jeep Club collecting food bank donations

A group of local Jeep enthusiasts are spending the week collecting donations for the local food bank. Decked out...

$370K goal for Salvation Army kettle campaign

The Salvation Army's kettle campaign is officially underway in Grande Prairie. The goal this year is to raise $375,000 dollars...

Appeal board unofficially approves HIV North development permit

HIV North found out this morning that it has successfully appealed the city's denial of its development permit. The society...
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City of GP opens up registration for 2025 Grande Prairie Triathlon

Formerly known as the Eastlink Centre Triathlon, this year's event will include the usual categories- Try-a-Tri, Kids of Steel, Sprint, and Team Sprint, with new branding this time around. 

Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games ambassadors work to drum up excitement for 2025 show

The Special Olympics- Alberta Summer Games' newly appointed ambassadors for Grande Prairie delivered an update to City Council during their recent meeting, saying they are ready for an energetic showing this summer. 

“Multiple” residents facing drug charges following search warrant on Grande Prairie home

The Grande Prairie RCMP General Investigation Section made several arrests during a search warrant earlier this month. 

NWP School of Health celebrates Practical Nurse class graduating with 100 per cent pass rate

NWP's School of Health is holding its head high, celebrating a 100 per cent pass rate on the national nurse registration exam for its Practical Nurse grads for the second year in a row. 

Stompede tarp sale breaks record by more than $300K

The 2025 Grande Prairie Stompede Tarp Auction Gala broke the previous record set back in 2023 for businesses bidding to have their name race around the track at the end of May during the WPCA wagon races at the Stompede. 
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