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On Aug. 29, 2024, Grande Prairie RCMP received a complaint of a break in enter in progress into a Hangar located on Range Road 63 near Grande Prairie. Upon arrival, a suspect saw police and attempted to steal a snowmobile, when not successful, he attempted to run but was quickly arrested.   As police were arresting the male, the hangar burst into flames which ignited several volatile accelerants inside that caused significant damage. The fire was held under control and eventually put out by local Fire Dept.

The Grande Prairie Salvation Army is gearing up for its annual Food Bank Drive on September 12, and the need in the community has never been greater. According to Captain Peter Kim, the demand for food assistance has continued to grow exponentially, with one in five residents currently relying on the food bank. “We are in desperate need of food this year, more than any other year,” said Captain Kim. “People have to wait a month just to pick up their hampers.” 

McDonald’s Canada is proud to announce that Jayson Deato, manager of the McDonald’s restaurant in Grande Prairie, has been honored with a prestigious Ray Kroc Award. This global recognition is awarded to only the top one percent of McDonald’s restaurant managers worldwide and includes a cash prize and a trophy. Jayson began his career at McDonald’s 21 years ago in the Philippines as a crew member working on the grill and has been the restaurant manager in Grande Prairie since 2014.

The house where My Girl was filmed back in 1991 starring Macaulay Culkin is being turned into a place of refuge for women facing a crisis pregnancy. 

Erin Napier and her husband Ben are a jack of all trades. Together they host HGTV’s Home Town. She is also the co-author of Make Something Good Today and the author of The Lantern House. Recently on her Instagram, she shared about a hobby that turned into something beautiful. 

Navigating major life transitions; facing relationship challenges; or just feeling overwhelmed with the everyday; there are times in everyone’s life when managing mental health becomes a struggle.

But it’s not something you have to struggle through on your own. It’s okay if you don’t have the answers – if you have to ask for help.

As a husband and father of three who balances family, work, school, and volunteering, Brenden Bozlovitch, owner of BSB Counselling, understands how overwhelming it can be for anyone – especially men – to try and keep everything together.

A tourist visiting Canada is questioning the safety of Via Rail after he says his phone was snatched from him by an employee when he was documenting a train delay that left passengers stranded as they ran out of food, water and working toilets.

Chip Malt was in Quebec over the long weekend to celebrate his father's 70th birthday in the province's capital, and said he boarded a Via Rail train from Montreal to Quebec City on Saturday.

Isaiah 48:17

This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches you what is best for you,
    who directs you in the way you should go.

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Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

2 Corinthians 4

Not everybody gets "turned on" over management concepts, but most of us can profit from such information at home or church or school. Even as individuals we may find some of these principles coming in handy.

If organizations are not to become stagnant, they must renew themselves—stay continually fresh. Some years back I found some excellent guidelines for this shared by John W. Gardner in a Harper's article entitled "How to Prevent Organizational Dry Rot." I've condensed some of his thoughts here.

When August rolled around, April Hicke realized the $100 she typically gives her 13-year-old son to update his wardrobe in time for school to start was no longer enough.

"Even on the sale racks, a pair of sweatpants at SportChek, they're still $25 a pair. You used to be able to go and buy a pair of sweatpants for $10," said the Calgary-based mother of two. "I am shocked at the (price) increase of kids' clothes."

Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly outpaced increases to provincial health budgets. 

In 2023, federal health transfers amounted to $47.1 billion, a 212 per cent increase over 2005, when the transfers were $15.1 billion. Total spending by all 10 provinces grew in that time to $221.9 billion up from $86.2 billion, an increase of 158 per cent.