Charity of the Month: Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue

Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue is a primarily volunteer run, registered charitable organization and non-profit in Grande Prairie.

Thier focus is to help injured, homeless, abandoned, or otherwise in need animals find permanent and loving homes.  They focus on dogs and cats from our community as well as northern Alberta and surrounding areas.

Exercise caution on icy gravel County of GP roads

Motorists are advised to use extreme caution on all gravel roads which are very icy due to the warm weather conditions and high winds.  

County graders are actively scarifying all roads, however persistent warm conditions and wind result in continuous required maintenance.

The County asks for your patience through this period of unseasonable warmth.

This week's McDonald's Coffee Break winner is...

Crystal Clear Eye Clinic!

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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Tim Tebow and wife announce they're expecting first baby

Outspoken Christian and former NFL player Tim Tebow and his wife Demi-Leigh have announced that they are expecting their first baby. 

Tebow and his wife, former Miss Universe, married in January 2020. 

Demi-Leigh shared a touching video of their announcement on X (formerly Twitter) and received over a million likes within the first two hours. 

Olympic kitesurfer credits God for placing him in the right place at the right time

An Olympic kitesurfer is crediting God for placing him in the right place at the right time. 

Bruno Lobo was out training and testing new equipment. It was cloudy and the wind conditions were not the best but he decided to test his new support anyway.

While out on the water, Lobo heard a sudden cry for help. He looked up to find a woman who was drowning.

"I promptly approached her with the kite, I tried to calm her down and asked her to climb on my back, she was very tired and without strength," said Lobo in a post on Instagram.

Saskatchewan hosting events as provincial ag events come into focus

With 2025 getting started Saskatchewan will be the host of a number of agriculture events over the next two months, with the province's Ministry of Agriculture preparing for those.

Besides the larger agriculture shows happening across the prairies, the province's Regional Roundup and the Celebrating Rural Ranching Women events are just around the corner.

Stop the revolving door

2 Chronicles 7:13–15

The history of great civilizations reminds me of a giant revolving door. It turns on the axis of human depravity as its movement is marked by the perimeter of time. With monotonous repetition each civilization has completed the same cycle, having passed through a similar sequence of events. One man summarized it like this: 

City of GP rinks are open to have fun

During the winter months, the City of Grande Prairie parks department maintains several outdoor rinks across Grande Prairie, creating the perfect opportunity to get outside and have some fun.

Parks Operations provides maintenance as needed to keep the rinks safe and enjoyable for everyone.

If you have concerns about rink lighting or infrastructure, feel free to contact AccessGP at 780-538-0300 or 311, or email info@cityofgp.com.

Make the most of the season and enjoy some time on the ice!