Following the implementation of a fire restriction in the County of Grande Prairie, the city has issued an immediate fire restriction that will remain in effect "until further notice." Officials say the measure is necessary due to the current dry conditions and increased risk of fire spread. Under the prohibition, all...

The South Peace Regional Archives will remain closed to the public until May 22nd due to project delays. A relocation project has been underway for the past several months to move the archives to Centre 2000, and SPRA Society President Jan Shields says the archives' records must be moved safely,...

As the threat of wildfire continues to loom over Grande Prairie officials and event planners, Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton raised a unique question during council's April 8th meeting. During the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie's delegation, asking the city for support from council's Large-Scale Tourism grant pool, Mayor Clayton...

Grande Prairie will see its first airshow in more than 20 years this summer thanks to the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie. Club President Bruce Tattrie and a partner presented in City Council's April 8th meeting asking for a $50,000 Large-scale Tourism Grant to support the airshow in July which...

Grande Prairie City Council has approved an additional Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta grant application. The application comes one month after the city was awarded a $200K FRIAA grant to support the city’s Vegetation Management Project near the South Bear Creek Corridor and FireSmarting efforts in and around the...

The MD of Greenview and the Town of Valleyview have announced their support for the development of a new Kindergarten to Grade 12 school in Valleyview. Officials call the location of the facility "strategic" due to its connectivity to the Greenview Regional Multiplex. The MD says the construction of a new...