City of GP property taxes are in the mail
The City of Grande Prairie has mailed 2025 Property Tax Notices to all property owners. If you have not received your notice by May 22, 2025, please contact the Tax Department at 780-538-0315 or taxinfo@cityofgp.com to request a copy. Residents are reminded that the tax due date this year is June 30th, 2025.
Capital construction advances with roadwork in Royal Oaks and 84 Avenue
The City of Grande Prairie is advancing its 2025 capital construction season with roadwork planned in the Royal Oaks area and along 84 Avenue.
Road rehabilitation is set to begin as early as May 20 at the following locations:
Grande Prairie RCMP CRU conducts drug-related arrests
Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) have been conducting proactive patrols in areas that have been noted to have a higher likelihood of criminal activity. As a result, four people were arrested on these two separate files:
City of GP seeks public input and undertakes infrastructure testing and upgrades at Bear Creek Dam
Work is soon set to start at the Bear Creek Dam and surrounding reservoir as several key initiatives unfold throughout 2025. These include a long-term feasibility study, opportunities for public input, geotechnical testing and upcoming structural upgrades – all aimed at planning responsibly for the future of this important community asset.
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Manitoba crop now 32 per cent seeded
It's been a busy week out in the field as farmers continue to work on getting this year's crop in the ground.
Manitoba's weekly crop report shows the provincial crop is now 32 per cent seeded.
Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson puts together the weekly crop report, updating seeding progress around the province.
Christian singer Heather Rose Jordan recovering after septic shock from kidney stone
After spending three days in hospital after going septic from a kidney stone, Christian singer Heather Rose Jordan is back home.
Her family says it all started last Monday. Heather was rushed to the ER with severe back pain and uncontrollable vomiting. They did bloodwork, ran a CT scan, and found a kidney stone, but no signs of infection, so she was sent home.
Over the next two days, things continued to go downhill.
Alberta's personal information protection law ruled partly unconstitutional
Parts of Alberta's personal information protection legislation have been ruled unconstitutional.
But the ruling from Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby also upheld an order to stop an American facial recognition company from collecting images of Albertans.
Clearview AI scrapes the internet and social media for images of people and adds them to a database, which it markets to law enforcement agencies as a facial recognition tool.
Anthrax confirmed on Saskatchewan farm: Livestock producers urged to stay vigilant
Livestock producers are being reminded to stay vigilant after lab results confirmed anthrax as the cause of death in two cattle on a farm in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Paynton No. 470. The confirmation came late Tuesday.
Canada Post hits pause on negotiations with union as May deadline approaches
Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days — but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action.
Canada Post said late Tuesday it was hitting pause on negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers after days of talks between the parties bore little fruit.
Opposition slams Liberals for having no plans to table budget soon
Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer.
Following the first Liberal cabinet meeting after the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said instead of a spring budget, the government will put forward an economic statement in the fall.