Category Archives: Local News
Grande Prairie Forest Area & Saddle Hills County Downgrade Fire Ban
The Grande Prairie Forest Area and Saddle Hills County have downgraded their fire bans to restrictions, thanks to recent rain. This includes Cotillion Park, Hilltop Lake and Spring Lake. Residents can...
Jun 18, 2025
Major fire at Poundmaker's Lodge displaces temporarily clients
A fire in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 14 at Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centres resulted in damage to the facility, temporarily closing the facility. Poundmaker's Lodge is known as Cana...
Jun 18, 2025
Free summer admission to national parks and historic sites begins Friday
The "Canada Strong Pass' takes effect Friday, offering free admission to national parks, national historic sites and marine conservation areas maintained by Parks Canada. The pass also includes a 25 p...
Jun 16, 2025 Garden Wall with flowers at the forefront and glaciers as backdrop under blue sky in Glacier National Park, MT, USA.
Police investigating after body found following house fire on the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation
Police are investigating the discovery of a body after a house fire in northern Alberta. In a statement, Wood Buffalo RCMP say that on June 12 at 3:15 p.m., officers were called to a house fire on the...
Jun 13, 2025
CFWE hosts third Annual Listener Appreciation Concert & Lunch in Slave Lake
Musicians, Friends, families and listeners of CFWE North & CJWE South will gather in Slave Lake for the Third Annual Listener Appreciation Concert & Lunch on Friday June 13. Previously, the ga...
Jun 11, 2025
Red Deer honours children who died in Residential Schools
Each year on June 11, the City of Red Deer proclaims this day as Remembering the Children Day - a time to honour and remember the children who died at the Red Deer Indian Industrial School, including ...
Jun 11, 2025
Canadian Mental Health Association moves into Peace River
It's an expansion of services brought forward to Peace River. The Canadian Mental Health Association has opened a new sub-office in town, after many years of being based in Grande Prairie. Travel rest...
Jun 11, 2025
Indigenous Service Canada's status card processing up to 16 months: report
Indigenous Services Canada's headquarters takes on average more than a year to process applications for Indian status, according to a new report by Canada's auditor general. The audit found that over ...
Jun 10, 2025
Alberta government declares health care and technology as Indigenous investment opportunities
An investment plan designed to build profitability in the province's Indigenous communities grew in size last week with the government adding two eligible categories to a Crown corporation's mandate. ...
Jun 10, 2025
Grande Prairie RCMP investigating Apartment fire
An apartment fire in Grande Prairie's Gateway subdivision has displaced a number of residents. Early Monday morning, Mounties were called to help evacuate residents of the Margaret Edgson Manor assist...
Jun 09, 2025 Fire at the Margaret Edgson Manor assisted living building on Monday, June 9, 2025. (City of Grande Prairie/Facebook)
