Grande Prairie and Peace Country news, summarized daily with sources credited.
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Michelle Lynne, who began her piano training in Grande Prairie before building a career in the Netherlands, returns to kick off the InspireArts Concert Series at Northwestern Polytechnic.
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County of Grande Prairie council moved on several items at its Oct. 5 meeting, from a new industrial land-use district to emergency theatre funding.
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Three top rough stock cowboys will instruct young riders at clinics later this month, with two qualifying for the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton.
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County council has given first reading to a bylaw change aimed at giving residents clearer input into future data centre proposals.
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Alberta Wildfire reports zero active fires across northern Alberta, yet agricultural activity remains the top cause of human-caused wildfires during harvest wrap-up.
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Crews will clear leaves, sand and debris from residential roads and catch basins through mid-October. Residents are asked to move vehicles off streets during scheduled cleaning times.
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The Rescue in the North event and A Night with STARS gala also marked 20 years of the STARS air ambulance base serving the Grande Prairie region.
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The City of Grande Prairie wants young residents aged 14-24 to help shape conversations with council and community organizations.
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Seven free community events at County fire halls will teach residents how to safely charge, store and dispose of lithium-ion batteries. Sessions run from Oct. 3 through Oct. 10.
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Drier weather has helped Peace Region farmers gain ground, though the area remains furthest behind in harvest completion in Alberta.
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The event connected young women and nonbinary students with professionals from local government and Alberta Parks working in natural resource management.
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A sold-out crowd at the Bonnetts Energy Centre saw 24 riders compete for the Cup Series title on Sept. 26.
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The 105-page sports romance follows two runners who meet during a marathon and is available in hardcover, paperback and ebook formats.
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City facilities in Grande Prairie will shut down or run limited hours on Sept. 30 as Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Summit House opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, nearly doubling the capacity of Rising Above Ministries' men's recovery program.
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Christian Banks and Timothy Burnham will join the bench in the Northern Region after passing independent judicial review.
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A busy sports slate hits the Peace Country this weekend, from junior hockey and college golf to a rescheduled freestyle motocross show at Evergreen Park.
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The local bull rider says a switch to a Brazilian-style bull rope has boosted his consistency after an elbow injury sidelined him earlier this season.
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Reeghan Funk, a third-year kinesiology student at Northwestern Polytechnic, was one of 28 deaf and hard-of-hearing students across Canada selected for the award.
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The awards, won at the Canadian Country Music Awards in Saskatoon, add to Townes's growing trophy collection and came alongside recognition for another Alberta-born artist.
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Members logged nearly 30,000 hours turning about 13,000 balls of yarn into knitted goods for local organizations, from hospitals to animal shelters.
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The addictions treatment organization will nearly double its bed capacity with a new three-story building unveiled during its 16th annual Share-A-Thon.
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The Grande Prairie pulp mill operator is seeking public feedback as it renews its decade-long forest harvest plan, with no changes to its overall management strategy.
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RCMP rammed a suspect vehicle and used a tire deflation device before arresting a man accused of threatening to shoot people with a shotgun.
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More than 50 sponsors backed the project, which organizers say shows what a small community can achieve by working together.
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Chris Warkentin says affordability, jobs and immigration confidence will top the Conservative agenda for the new parliamentary session.
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Community leaders and faith representatives will gather at Northwestern Polytechnic to discuss building a more caring society.
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The Peace Regional Energy Alliance says a new interprovincial agreement strengthens its case for northwestern Alberta to host future nuclear development.
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The Grande Prairie Police Service is finalizing safety upgrades at the 99th Street detachment ahead of taking over policing duties from the RCMP next month.
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The City of Grande Prairie has moved its Public Safety Communications Centre out of City Hall on 99th Street to prepare for expanded duties under the new Grande Prairie Police Service.
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Alberta Justice released updates on five separate cases from the Peace region, ranging from jail terms to withdrawn charges.
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The Alberta Recycling Management Authority singled out the facility for safe, responsible handling of collected materials and customer service.
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Ottawa and the province are splitting $24.8 million between two broadband projects meant to reach 1,833 households nationwide.
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Residents pressed provincial officials on consent, water use and corporate accountability at the final stop of Alberta's AI data centre consultation tour.
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The City of Grande Prairie is recruiting volunteers for nine advisory bodies, with new terms starting in January.
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The City of Grande Prairie is offering free transit tours aimed at residents unfamiliar with the bus system. Sessions require pre-registration through the city's website.
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City crews began the annual Traffic Signal Maintenance Program on Sept. 13, targeting intersections across two phases of work.
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RCMP and the Catholic school division confirmed there is no remaining threat after an emergency situation prompted lockdown measures at two high schools and two recreation facilities.
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Local sports fans have a busy slate ahead, from junior hockey exhibitions to championship auto racing at Hythe Motor Speedway.
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Volunteers went door-to-door across Grande Prairie for the Salvation Army Food Bank, though a lack of volunteers meant nearly 20 neighbourhoods went uncollected.
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The province's fourth and last public forum on AI data centre development comes as Greenview Industrial Gateway is being eyed for one of the world's largest such facilities.
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County Council also updated a policy aimed at retaining family physicians and nurse practitioners amid ongoing primary care access concerns.
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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the fact the provincial election authority is helping voters correct errors in about 3,000 mail-in ballot packages shows the system is working.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗REGINA — The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are shutting down a suggestion from U.S. tech titan Elon Musk that the two provinces should split from Canada. Musk, the trillionaire tech businessman and former adviser to U.S.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Wednesday brushed off a court battle launched by the Opposition NDP over her government's changes to voter list rules.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗Strathcona County RCMP are warning residents to stay vigilant following reports of a sophisticated scam involving wallet thefts and fraudulent phone calls.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗Following the massive success of its Indigenous Canada program, the University of Alberta is introducing a 12-module course focused on developing meaningful Indigenous partnerships.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗EDMONTON — A lawyer for the Alberta government argued Tuesday that temporary restrictions on what voter information can be provided to political parties won't affect the upcoming referendum.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗EDMONTON — With less than two weeks to go until Alberta's referendum, the province's election administrator says more than 3,000 mail-in ballots have been returned with errors that make them invalid.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗A quirky Alberta roadside attraction that has delighted travellers for decades with its stuffed rodents in tiny costumes is closed until further notice.
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