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The campground report is sponsored by Happy Trails Campground and Cabins.  

North of Grande Prairie  

Happy Trails Campground and Cabins (https://htcampground.com)  

July 2 –  62 sites 

 
Moonshine Lake Provincial Park (shop.albertaparks.ca)  

July 2– CLOSED DUE TO WILDFIRE 

Dunvegan Provincial Park (shop.albertaparks.ca)  

July 2–  51 sites 

 Irrican owns multiple hydroelectric facilities and solar sites

A new battery storage facility is helping power two southern Alberta irrigation districts.

Irrican Power, a renewable energy producer, comprised of the St. Mary River Irrigation District and Raymond Irrigation District, has announced the commissioning of the Raymond Enhanced Battery and Renewables Project.

The eBAR facility is located at the Raymond Irrican Hydropower Plant near Raymond.

The City of Grande Prairie advises residents of road closures, transit route changes and temporary Eastlink Centre facility impacts due to the Grande Prairie Triathlon taking place Sunday, July 6.

Facility Impacts

The Eastlink Centre serves as the central venue for the triathlon.

The move by Sask. would help producers with the cost of cleaning and disinfection after the disease is found on their farms

Saskatchewan may ask to trigger AgriRecovery for producers affected by bovine tuberculosis.

Provincial agriculture minister Daryl Harrison said last week he had heard from cattle organizations about the need for more help.

15-year-old Calysta Bissell who plays volleyball for U-16 Velocity here in Grande Prairie was recently given the opportunity of a lifetime. Calysta was selected to represent Team Canada at the Deaflympics in Tokyo in November and will be competing along with 70 other teams from around the world.  

A founding shareholder questions why the board approved raises for executives while the terminal incurred $28 million in cumulative losses since 2016

North West Terminal Ltd. is being tight-lipped about what is happening with the idled grain company.

The firm held its annual general meeting on June 18, but chief executive officer Jason Skinner refused to divulge what was discussed at the AGM.

“We’ll just go no comment because we’re in negotiations on some things,” he said.

 Two brothers embroiled in an eight-year-long bitter legal battle over control of a generic crop input business have “buried the hatchet.”

Jim and Jason Mann have agreed to end litigation against one another and the businesses they run, which are Farmers of North America (FNA) and AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Ltd.

“The news of the day is the Mann vs. Mann is ending and Jim and I are burying the hatchet,” said Jason.

Elder's Caring Centre

They enjoyed hot coffee and treats from McDonald's! 

Enter your business and you and your co-workers could win coffee and a variety of muffins, lil donuts, cookies, egg McMuffins and breakfast burritos from McDonald's!

We'll draw a winner every week and will personally deliver McDonald's coffee and treats to the winning business.

Enter Here

A landmark achievement in faith-based filmmaking has been reached with the 2,200th translation of the JESUS film, this time into Bouna, the language of the Kulango people in Côte d’Ivoire.

The JESUS film, produced by the Jesus Film Project, already holds the record as the most translated film in history. But for project leader Josh Newell, this milestone is more than a statistic—it’s the answer to a decades-old prayer.

A former drummer of a Christian rock band is speaking out about his experience regarding the grooming and unwanted advances at the hands of singer Michael Tait, as well as other friends of his.