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United Way, City of GP provide $60K in emergency funding to keep Cool Aid Society open until June

Community Ethan Montague -
Grande Prairie City Council and the United Way Alberta Northwest have finalized a deal that will keep Grande Prairie's Cool Aid Society open until at least the end of the school year. 

United Way mixing art and music at upcoming event

News Emma Mason -
The United Way Alberta Northwest plans to mix rap music with art this Saturday. It will be holding the...

United Way releases goal for this year’s campaign season

News Emma Mason -
The United Way hopes to help 33,000 residents in the Grande Prairie area this year by raising roughly 1,000,000...

Stuff A Bus providing local students with school supplies

News Emma Mason -
The United Way and Staples are partnering up to make sure students have the supplies they need this school...

Hole-in-one tournament prize upped to $5 million

News Erica Fisher -
The stakes have been raised. The prize for the annual hole-in-one tournament sponsored by Subway has gone from a...

United Way Executive Director set to retire

News Erica Fisher -
After three years with the United Way Alberta Northwest, Brenda Yamkowy will be moving on at the end of...

United Way serving up KD to raise poverty awareness

News Erica Fisher -
Even in these poor economic times, it can still be hard to picture Grande Prairie households living in poverty....

$16K donation kicks off United Way Week

News Erica Fisher -
The United Way Northwest Alberta has set a goal of raising $1.4 million for its community partners and programs...

School supplies needed for local students

News Erica Fisher -
The average Canadian spends $108 per child on school supplies, and the United Way wants to help ease the...

Food trucks to help raise money for charity

News Justine Kelsie -
You can eat lunch and know that part of your money that you spend is going to a charity...

$100K goal for United Way Week

News Erica Fisher -
$100,000 may seem like a steep fundraising goal, but it's one the United Way Alberta Northwest is undertaking over the...

Another $1.3M campaign goal for United Way

News Erica Fisher -
Through workplace campaigns, donation boxes and a week dedicated to fundraising, the United Way Alberta Northwest is again looking...

United Way Slave Lake merging with Alberta Northwest chapter

News Erica Fisher -
Two United Way organizations in northern Alberta have merged. The United Way of Slave Lake is being dissolved, and...

School supplies needed

News Erica Fisher -
When school starts this fall, many children in our community will show up without the basic supplies. That's the motivation...

$1.3 million campaign goal for United Way Northwest Alberta

News Erica Fisher -
The United Way Alberta Northwest's 2014 campaign kicked off this afternoon with the announcement that $145,000 has already been raised...

HIV North's Brenda Yamkowy makes move to United Way

News Jeff Henson -
Brenda Yamkowy has been named the new Executive Director of the United Way Alberta Northwest. Yamkowy has worked with non-profit...
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Eyes on the road: Tips for safe holiday travel as snow in forecast for parts of Alberta

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
The Wembley Wildcats are among 150 minor hockey teams across Canada receiving support through the RONA Rookies program this season.

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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