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Extra safety features enhance city’s first supervised consumption site

News Emma Mason -
A number of features in Grande Prairie's new supervised consumption site are making it safer for people who use...

Grande Prairie has province’s second highest fatal opioid overdose rate

News My GP Now -
23 people in Grande Prairie lost their lives to a fentanyl-related overdose in 2018, the second highest rate in...

Public to get tours of supervised consumption site

News Erica Fisher -
A closer look at the supervised consumption site slated for Grande Prairie will soon be available to the public....

Supervised consumption site slated for end of January

News Erica Fisher -
It's now hoped a mobile supervised consumption site will be up and running in Grande Prairie by the end...

Community Foundation hands out $221,725 at Invest Northwest

News Emma Mason -
The Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta has given $221,725 to students and groups in the region. That money was...

Grande Prairie now Alberta’s third worst city for fatal opioid overdoses

News Erica Fisher -
The number of fatal opioid overdoses in Grande Prairie this year quadrupled over the spring. Despite that, the city...

New guide aimed at safe needle disposal

News Erica Fisher -
Do Grande Prairie residents know what to do if they come across a needle? The City hopes to make...

Parkside Inn no longer potential supervised consumption site location

News Erica Fisher -
The Parkside Inn is no longer being considered for a supervised consumption site. HIV North is preparing for the...

Supervised consumption site up for public comment

News Erica Fisher -
Grande Prairie could have a supervised consumption site by the end of the year, and public feedback is needed...

Grande Prairie Alberta’s worst city for fatal opioid overdoses

News Erica Fisher -
Grande Prairie had the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses in Alberta in 2017. There were 26 apparent accidental...

Discarded needles growing concern in neighbourhoods near downtown

News Erica Fisher -
Discarded needles are a rising concern in some Grande Prairie neighbourhoods. HIV North and Alberta Health Services say it's...

Five supervised consumption sites approved for Alberta

News Erica Fisher -
Health Canada has approved five applications from the coalition group for safe injection sites in Alberta. Four are in...

HIV North receives more funding to end homelessness

News Justine Kelsie -
New funding for HIV North means that the organization can continue to grow in Grande Prairie. Executive Director Melissa...

Appeal board unofficially approves HIV North development permit

News Erica Fisher -
HIV North found out this morning that it has successfully appealed the city's denial of its development permit. The society...

HIV North denied development permit

News Erica Fisher -
This morning's Community Growth Committee meeting was packed with people both for and against a development permit for HIV...

Local shelters need water donations

News Erica Fisher -
At this point the summer, local homeless shelters are seeing an increased need for water donations. Homeless Initiatives Supervisor...
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Community
The first snowfall of the final stretch of the year is in the forecast for some communities, including parts of the Peace Country, which could impact holiday travel over the coming Thanksgiving long weekend. 

Wembley Wildcats receive RONA Rookies program support

Community
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Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie launches annual Dignity Drive

Community
The Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie's Dignity Drive has kicked off for another year. 

Legion showcases two new veteran memorial crosswalks

Community
The Grande Prairie Legion has unveiled two brand-new veteran memorial crosswalks in the city.

NWP Wolves women’s hockey team ready to take bite out of ACAC

Community
Northwestern Polytechnic's Wolves women's hockey team is hoping the community can come together to pack the rink at their inaugural home game in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference on Friday.
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