Reach

The poet Samuel Coleridge once described friendship as "a sheltering tree."

When you have the quality of a sheltering tree, the branches of your friendship reach out over the lives of others, giving them shelter, shade, rest, relief, and encouragement....

Friends give comfort. We find strength near them. They bear fruit that provides nourishment and encouragement.  When something troublesome occurs in our life, we pick up the phone and call a friend, needing the comfort he or she provides. I think there are few things more lonely than having no friend to call. 

Isaiah 26:3

You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.

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An Alberta cabinet minister is promising to follow the rules following an unusual late-night tour of the legislature last week for controversial American Christian singer Sean Feucht.

Family Services Minister Searle Turton says he led Feucht and others through the domed building late Friday after the singer held a concert on the legislature grounds.

Feucht later posted a short video on social media of a "worship session," with him and others singing in the building's rotunda.

Alberta's parks minister says a fisher is expected to recover after being attacked by a grizzly bear in the province's south.

Todd Loewen says the attack took place over the weekend near Milk River, 300 kilometres south of Calgary, close to the U.S. border.

Loewen says there were cubs with the grizzly when the attack took place, so the bear may have been acting defensively.

He says details are still being gathered, but that there have not been any sightings of the grizzly since the mauling.

Primary Care Alberta’s Screen Test program will be in Hythe next month to provide screening mammograms to eligible individuals aged 45 to 74.

A mobile mammography trailer will be at the Hythe Legion (9818 100 Ave.) from Sept. 23 to 27. Screening is available at no cost for eligible individuals, but appointments are required. Call 1-800-667-0604 to book an appointment and learn more about the program.

The County of Grande Prairie is advising residents that the County Administration building entrance will be closed to the public and all staff for minor renovations starting at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, August 29 and reopening on October 6, 2025, tentatively. During the renovations, all public customer service, including walk-ins and scheduled appointments, will be available in the Transportation and Utilities building located adjacent and to the south of the Administration building.

Starting Thursday, August 28, 2025, school zones will once again be active in Grande Prairie. With an earlier-than-usual start to the school year, Enforcement Services is reminding drivers to be prepared for reduced speed limits, busy crosswalks, and more pedestrians on the move around schools, playgrounds, and neighbourhood streets as children return to class. 

School zones are in effect in Grande Prairie from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on school days, with playground zones enforced from 7:30 a.m. until one hour after sunset. The maximum speed limit in these areas is 30 km/h. 

The Grande Prairie Public Library is thrilled to unveil four brand-new library cards that put a playful twist on the traditional. Whether you're wild about woodland creatures, obsessed with dinosaurs, intrigued by mysteries, or prefer a minimalistic look, there's a card waiting to be discovered.

The issue of trade and tariffs is on the mind of everyone involved in agriculture.

President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), Keith Currie says there was a lot of uneasiness - especially in the agriculture sector -  back in January when President Trump first started talking about tariffs, but then we didn't know exactly what that would involve.  

The Grande Prairie Police Service is reminding drivers of their legal obligation to yield the right of way when emergency vehicles are approaching. Officers are increasingly encountering situations where motorists fail to move to the right, stop in the middle of the road, or pull toward the median, creating dangerous conditions for both emergency responders and the public.