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Northwestern Polytechnic is preparing to welcome the next generation of trades professionals to our Fairview campus for the North West Regional Skills Canada Competition April 10-11, 2025.

This two-day event brings together talented high-school students from across the Peace Region to show off their abilities. Skill areas include welding, carpentry, culinary arts, automotive, robotics, hairstyling, workplace safety and more. Competitions in 13 disciplines occur this year, with opening ceremonies on April 10th and competitions running from 8:00am to 5:00pm on April 11th.

On April 9, 2025, at 9:30 p.m. , Grande Prairie RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover on Highway 674 and Range Road 43 in the County of Grande Prairie. Emergency responders were able to extract the lone occupant from the vehicle and STARS was deployed however, the driver died on scene. The deceased has been identified as a 68-year-old male County of Grande Prairie resident.

The highway has been cleared and normal traffic flow has resumed.

Alberta RCMP would like to give our sincere condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of the deceased.

Outspoken Christian, singer, and acting legend Pat Boone has released a powerful anthem song to bring funds and awareness to Africa's fresh water problem. 

Boone's song, "One - Voices for Tanzania," was released just before World Water Day on March 22, 2025. The 90-year-old invited other voices to join him on the song, including Alabama, Vince Gill, Billy Dean, Pam Tillis, Lee Greenwood, and Wendy Moten, to name a few.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an "energy superpower" to the heart of Canada's oil industry Wednesday, becoming the second party leader in three days to promise to speed up the review process to greenlight major national energy projects.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a one-project, one-review promise at a campaign stop in northwest British Columbia on Monday. Both parties are trying to convince Canadians they can ditch Canada's reputation as a place where big projects take far too long to get built.

1 Peter 2:24

"'He himself bore our sins' in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; 'by his wounds you have been healed.'"

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Psalm 27:14

David’s cry for help doesn’t end with an account of God’s sudden and miraculous provision. Instead, the songwriter commits to doing what comes least naturally to people in fear. He committed to doing nothing. He chose to wait on God. Read that again—aloud.

Exhortation to Wait

Wait for the LORD;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the LORD (Psalm 27:14)

On April 8, 2025, High Prairie RCMP were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 2 in Big Lakes County, Alta. A vehicle was locked on Laser at 206 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. The driver was given a mandatory court date for exceeding the maximum highway speed limit, along with driving carelessly.

Further to the Alberta RCMP’s release regarding slowing down this spring, the Alberta RCMP reminds the public that there is no excuse for speeding, whether it’s being late to work or testing out a new car on an empty stretch of highway.

More than 2000 fans were at the Bonnetts Energy Centre last night to watch the Grande Prairie Storm beat Whitecourt 6-5 in game 4.

The Storm won the 2nd round of the AJHL playoff series 4 – 0. With the win, they are AJHL North Division Champs.  

The GP Storm will be heading to the AJHL finals versus the South Division Champs, Drumheller OR Calgary. Calgary is leading Drumheller 3 games to none in the best of seven AJHL South Division series. Game four is tonight in Drumheller. 

SWANAVON SCHOOL!

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.

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Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, known as TEDS, is relocating from Illinois to British Columbia in 2026. 

Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C., will absorb TEDS after the prominent Christian university has been struggling financially as well as with attendance. 

As for the U.S. students who are currently enrolled in TEDS, located in Bannockburn, IL, can continue going to classes on campus until the end of the 2025/26 season.