HFCRD
HFCRD Board of Trustees announce Ward 2 Trustee By-Election
A by-election has been called to fill a vacancy in Holy Family Catholic Regional Division's Board of Trustees.At their Wednesday meeting, the board unanimously called for the by-election to fill the spot left by Ward 2 Trustee Tom Henihan who resigned in March.Anyone interested in running can submit their completed nom...
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City Hall
City of Grande Prairie expands Gravel Road ban to 24/7
The City of Grande Prairie has expanded their gravel road bans to 24 hours a day.As of Friday, April 19, all gravel roads will be at 75 per cent axle weight 24/7 as part of a practice to keep the roads in good shape during the spring melt.The list of affected City roads is as follows:RR 71 - 0.5 miles south of Highway ...
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Peace Region
HFCRD
HFCRD Board of Trustees announce Ward 2 Trustee By-Election
A by-election has been called to fill a vacancy in Holy Family Catholic Regional Division's Board of Trustees.At their Wednesday meeting, the board unanimously called for the by-election to fill the spot left by Ward 2 Trustee Tom Henihan who resigned in March.Anyone interested in running can submit their completed nom...
7h ago
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City Hall
City of Grande Prairie expands Gravel Road ban to 24/7
The City of Grande Prairie has expanded their gravel road bans to 24 hours a day.As of Friday, April 19, all gravel roads will be at 75 per cent axle weight 24/7 as part of a practice to keep the roads in good shape during the spring melt.The list of affected City roads is as follows:RR 71 - 0.5 miles south of Highway ...
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MD of Smoky River
Open houses planned to discuss Northern Lights Fiber in MD of Smoky River
The Municipal District of Smoky River is holding a series of open houses next month to discuss the Northern Lights Fiber Optic project.The open houses will allow residents to meet with project representatives, ask questions and even sign up to gain access to high speed internet.The Open Houses are happening:May 6 - Don...
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Court
Court update: Sentencing after manslaughter guilty plea, preliminary hearing dates set in Grande Prairie murder
Nine year sentence after guilty plea to manslaughter Alberta Justice says a man charged after the 2013 death of a woman in Clairmont has been given a nine year sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of manslaughter.Paul Tamasi was given the sentence April 15 in Grande Prairie court. He was arrested in March of 2021...
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Arts and Theatre
Hometown co-producer and actress on the silver screen in theatrical premiere Friday
Grande Prairie native Erin Neil will be getting her moment in the spotlight this Friday evening, when feature film Re:Uniting hits the big screen in her old stomping grounds.The Canadian film "follows six best friends from college, now in their 40's, who reconnect for their 25 year reunion weekend. As secrets are ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Missing Person
Fairview RCMP ask for public help locating a missing man
Fairview RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a missing male. 46-year-old Willis Robichaud, a resident of Fairview, was last heard from on December 27, 2023, and advised friends he would be traveling to Lethbridge. Robichaud is described as: 5 feet 8 inches tall200 poundsBald with Blue eyesScar on left cheek ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Local Sports
Rodeo
Two rodeos this weekend
The Dawson Creek Spring Break-Up Rodeo is set for Friday and Saturday at the Ovintiv Events Centre. Start time is 7:00 PM B.C. time both days. There was also a junior rodeo held earlier on Friday. The slack goes at noon on Saturday. Tickets at www.lakeviewtix.caHigh school rodeo at Evergreen ParkThe Alberta High School...
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Volleyball
Grande Prairie born player headed to Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame
A Grande Prairie-born, Saskatoon-raised player is going into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame.Gavin Schmidt played for the national team from 2007 to 2016 after playing in the ACAC and at the university level.He won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and represented our country in the...
Apr 16, 2024
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2024 Northwest Alberta Sports Excellence award recipients
The winners of the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection's 2024 Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence awards were announced at a ceremony at Clarkson Hall on Friday, April 12.Two new categories were added this year, the Junior Official of the Year award, and the Spirit of Sport award.Thirteen athletes, community member...
Apr 15, 2024
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Agriculture
Spring Thaw
County of Grande Prairie implements gravel road bans
The County of Grande Priaire will be implementing road bans on all gravel roads, starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 19.During the ban, all gravel roads will be at 75 per cent axle weight, with anyone wanting to operate overweight on any of the affected gravel roads requiring a permit. The county issues these road ban...
Apr 17, 2024
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4-H
Grande Prairie 4-H member wins provincial competition
A 16-year-old from Grande Prairie won the recent 4-H Alberta Provincial Communications Competition.Waylon K. - his last name was not released because of his age - finished first among 28 competitors with a speech about "defying expectations and being yourself," according to a release from competition sponsor ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Agriculture
April 30 the deadline to become an Open Farm Days host
April 30 is the deadline for interested operations to sign up to be host farms for Alberta Open Farm Days.CEO Tim Carson says 110 places had signed up to be hosts as of last Thursday.He says worries about drought and wildfires have not kept any interested places from taking part."We had to have some alterations ov...
Apr 16, 2024
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Alberta
Province looks to reduce workplace injuries among young Albertans
The Government of Alberta is taking a step that it hopes will help to keep young workers safe.The province is providing a grant of $175,000 to CAREERS: The Next Generation's SafeGen program.SafeGen is a free program that allows high school students to gain foundational knowledge on health and safety in the workplace th...
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Strengthening affordable housing system
Province provides record funding for all community housing operators
The Alberta government says they intend to strengthen the province's affordable housing system through Budget 2024 by providing record funding to all 48 housing providers to operate community housing. Community Housing is defined as a mix of single-family homes, apartments and townhomes, where the rent is based on 30 p...
Apr 18, 2024
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Alberta
Municipal Affairs minister says municipalities in the Peace should be cheering Provincial Priorities Act
Albert's Minister of Municipal Affairs says he hopes municipalities in the Peace would be "cheering us on" when it comes to the government's Provincial Priorities Act.The government's website says this legislation would require entities in Alberta to obtain approval from the provincial government before makin...
Apr 18, 2024
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Alberta introducing new electricity regulations
The provincial government is introducing new regulations to make electricity more affordable.Under the new regulations set to be introduced this spring, default electricity rates will be stabilized by being set for each provider every two years.The province says this will significantly reduce spikes in prices for Alber...
Apr 18, 2024
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Canada
U.S. FAA to probe baseball coach in cockpit during a flight from Denver to Toronto
LOS ANGELES - Authorities in the United States are investigating after a video surfaced on social media of a hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies sitting in the cockpit of an aircraft "at cruise altitude," while bound for Toronto. A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration says an investigation i...
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Police to search Saskatoon landfill for woman missing since 2020
SASKATOON - Police are planning to search a Saskatoon landfill for a woman who has been missing for almost four years. Mackenzie Lee Trottier was last seen in December 2020. Police say a substantial amount of data was collected late last year that identifies a specific area of the landfill that may contain evidence in...
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Disability expert resigns from federal advisory group over benefit program
OTTAWA - One of Canada's leading disability scholars is quitting a federal advisory board, saying the government failed to properly fund the disability benefit. Michael Prince, a professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, says he's deeply disappointed with the Canada Disability Benefit. He's resigning f...
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Polish leader tells B.C. audience NATO allies need to spend more on defence
VANCOUVER - Poland's president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP to deter Russia's war in Ukraine from spreading. Andrzej Duda made the comments at a speech in Vancouver on Friday, a day ahead of his meeting with Prime Ministe...
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Liberal and NDP MPs lament departure of longtime Tory MP as status of women chair
OTTAWA - Liberal and NDP MPs are lamenting the loss of the longtime Conservative chair of the parliamentary committee on the status of women. Government members say they were disappointed to learn this week that Karen Vecchio would no longer be at the helm, after having first served as chair in 2017. The House of Com...
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Quebec Liberals will choose new leader during convention in June 2025
QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberal Party says its leadership race will begin next January and the winner will be chosen in June 2025. Former leader Dominique Anglade stepped down weeks after the 2022 provincial election, during which the party maintained official Opposition status but lost 10 seats. Marc Tanguay has served as...
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World
The Latest | A second alternate has been picked for Trump's hush money trial, 4 more still needed
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers in former President Donald Trump 's hush money case shifted their attention Friday to picking alternates as jury selection resumed for a fourth day. The proceedings began again with the questionnaire phase of jury selection and 22 possible jurors were brought in. A second alternate was picked ju...
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Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes toward weekend votes
WASHINGTON (AP) - With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend. Friday's vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in t...
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Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. After a jury of 12 New Yorkers was seated Thursday, lawyers are now expected to turn their attention t...
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