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Last week's Rotary Food Bank Drive was a huge success.

On Thursday, September 12 hundreds of volunteers went door to door in the City of Grande Prairie collecting food donations for the Salvation Army Food Bank.

They estimate that around 40 tons of food was collected during the Rotary Food Bank Drive which should enable the Salvation Army to provide hampers up to and including the Christmas hampers.

For homes that were missed during the food drive that would still like to donate, you can make cash donations online at gpfooddrive.ca.

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has once again received federal government funding with a grant for $100 million over the next four years.

Split into $25 million per year, that will go towards their programs which help Candian-produced food go to hungry mouths internationally.

Andy Harrington, the executive director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, says he's happy to be able to help more people over the next four years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Québécois in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.

Voters went to the polls Monday in the Montreal riding as well as in Winnipeg's Elmwood—Transcona, where the NDP retained its long-held seat after a tough race against the Conservatives.

Trudeau already faced calls from party faithful to resign as leader after unexpectedly losing Toronto—St. Paul’s to the Conservatives in a byelection this past June.

With Christian and Gospel music awards taking a recent hit in Canada, the Gospel Music Industry Hub has stepped up to recognize artists nationwide.

This week, GMIHub, an organization that helps artists get along in their music career by equipping them with people who can help them with things like their business, creativity and production, announced the launch of the inaugural Gospel Music Industry Hub Awards.

Ephesians 5:1

Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children

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Romans 12

Nobody is a whole chain. Each one is a link. But take away one link and the chain is broken.

Nobody is a whole team. Each one is a player. But take away one player and the game is forfeited.

Nobody is a whole orchestra. Each one is a musician. But take away one musician and the symphony is incomplete.

We need each other. You need someone and someone needs you. Isolated islands, we're not.

Members of Parliament will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string of recent deaths of First Nations people during interactions with Canadian police forces.

Six First Nations people have died in the last two weeks at the hands of police officers, which NDP MP Lori Idlout characterizes as a "disturbing pattern."

She wrote a letter to House Speaker Greg Fergus calling for the emergency debate, lambasting what she called a lack of media coverage of the deaths and inaction by the government to pass legislation on First Nations policing.

The City of Grande Prairie is inviting interested applicants to submit a Request for Expression of Interest to operate a food and beverage service at the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion, to provide a new and exciting amenity for park patrons throughout the year.

Construction on Range Road 53 750 meters north of Township Road 714 to City of Grande Prairie limit, is set to start September 17, 2024.

The project is expected to be completed October 31, 2024, weather dependent.  

On Sept. 13, 2024, at 5:50 a.m.,  Fort Vermilion RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 697, north of La Crete. Officers arrived on scene and the initial investigation showed that there was a head on collision between a pick-up truck and an SUV.