Grande Prairie is entering its usual freeze-thaw cycle that comes in the late winter and early spring, and the Alberta Motor Association is encouraging homeowners to be mindful of the dangers that come with freezing pipes.Â
During a special Council Committee of the Whole meeting on February 19th, councillors managed to come to a decision regarding the location of a new recreation facility in Grande Prairie.Â
The 2025 Numb Bum 24-hour Ice Race is scheduled for March 8th and 9th on Clairmont Lake, and this year, a special documentary screening will take place after more than a year's worth of production.Â
The Wood Buffalo Sport Connection and the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection have announced a joint partnership to conduct an "extensive" survey on the costs associated with travelling for competitions outside Northern Alberta.Â
Veterans, police officers, cadets, and community members joined one another at the Grande Prairie Cemetery to honour Canadian flags as they enter their final resting place.Â
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved Vista Radio's purchase of 21 Bell Media radio stations, including 27 regional repeater transmitters in British Columbia.
Grande Prairie City Council and the United Way Alberta Northwest have finalized a deal that will keep Grande Prairie's Cool Aid Society open until at least the end of the school year.Â
One local business owner is looking to expand her empire even further after establishing herself as the go-to for everything mushrooms in Grande Prairie.Â
Grande Prairie looked like a certain four-letter word frozen over on the morning of February 4th, with temperatures dipping down as low as minus 38 degrees, making the Grande Prairie region one of the coldest places in Canada, and the world.Â
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.
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.
The Fox Creek RCMP has responded to numerous collisions in both the north and southbound lanes on Highway 43 near Two Creeks, and drivers are being asked to avoid the area as a result.Â
Grande Prairie is entering its usual freeze-thaw cycle that comes in the late winter and early spring, and the Alberta Motor Association is encouraging homeowners to be mindful of the dangers that come with freezing pipes.Â
The Peace Wapiti Public School Division Board of Trustees is honouring 16 Class of 2024 graduates for their academic excellence in their last year of high school.Â
