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Speakers, panelists announced for upcoming State of the City event

The City of Grande Prairie has announced the speakers and panelists for its upcoming State of the City event.

Oil prices rise as OPEC agrees to cut output

Oil prices have risen as high as nine per cent as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has...

Notley to speak on jobs, oil prices during televised address

Premier Rachel Notley plans to walk Alberta families through her government's plan to get them through the economic downturn...

More job cuts for Penn West Petroleum, ConocoPhilips Canada

Two oil and gas companies in Alberta have announced major layoffs. Penn West Petroleum is letting go about 400 full-time...

Baytex Energy halts drilling in Peace River area

Baytex Energy is stopping drilling in the Peace River and Lloydminster areas as it cuts spending and suspends its...

Pipeline leak northwest of High Level

Roughly 100-thousand litres of oil emulsion has spilled from a pipeline 100 kilometres northwest of High Level. In a statement,...

Up to 185,000 oilfield-related jobs could be lost in 2015

As many as 185,000 jobs directly and indirectly tied to Canada's oil and gas industry could be lost as budgets are...

CNRL fined for 2010 spill into creek near Spirit River

Canadian Natural Resources Limited has plead guilty to a charge for releasing oil into a Spirit River-area creek that...

Essential Energy Services lays off employees in Grande Prairie and Fort St. John

Essential Energy Services has cut approximately 20 per cent of its workforce. Employees in Grande Prairie and Fort St. John...

Up to 17,000 barrels of condensate leaked southeast of Peace River

Murphy Oil Company now believes 17,000 barrels of condensate was released in a leak discovered on March 1st. The areas of...

21 year old rig worker found unresponsive at site south of Grande Prairie

Alberta Occupational Health and Safety has concluded the death of a rig worker south of Grande Prairie Sunday was...

Seven Generations Energy leaving budget unchanged

While some oil companies like Canadian Natural Resources and Suncor are cutting jobs and spending, Calgary-based Seven Generations Energy...

Alberta shouldn't worry about low oil prices: ATB Financial Chief Economist

Albertans, and particularly the Peace Region, shouldn't be worrying about low oil prices. That's the message from ATB Financial Chief...

Oil prices hit five year low

Oil prices have slipped further today to a new five year low. In the late morning trading in London, the...
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Sawed off shotgun seized by Peace Regional RCMP

Proactive patrols by RCMP resulted in the seizure of a sawed-off shotgun and the arrest of three people. 

Blood bandit management begins as city kicks off mosquito control work

Annual work to manage the mosquito population in the city is set to start on Friday. 

Grande Prairie Public Health Clinic temporarily reopens at QEII Ambulatory Care Centre

The Grande Prairie Public Health Clinic has been temporarily...

Quartet of Engage Grande Prairie sessions set for June

The City’s Engage Grande Prairie event is returning for...

AB Muni’s launching information campaign for potential municipal election candidates

With the federal election behind us, people are now turning their attention to the upcoming municipal election and Alberta Municipalities has launched a resource campaign for those considering to run in their local election. 
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