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Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) has secured yet another local degree that will benefit northern communities and future generations. Starting in Fall 2025, aspiring elementary school educators will be able to obtain their full teaching qualification right in the Peace Country.

Adding a third degree, in under three years, is further evidence of NWP's responsiveness to learners and employers and an advantage of the polytechnic designation. 

County residents will continue to receive regular mail with minimal disruptions in service during the ongoing labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). All important and urgent items will be sent via alternative couriers, and County departments will make items available for pick up or communicate by email, when possible.

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Superintendent Peter King of the Grande Prairie RCMP Detachment would like to invite local community members to participate in upcoming town halls to discuss crime, public safety and policing issues in Grande Prairie area.

The town halls are open to all community members and provide a platform for participants to voice their concerns and help the RCMP better serve the public. The events will include a presentation and Q & A session. Registration is not required.

Bannister GP Kia!

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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This week is National Shoebox Collection Week.

Shoeboxes include items such as toys, school supplies, hygiene items, plus personal notes and photos can be added. Boxes will then be delivered by Samaritan’s Purse to children in need around the world.

Here are your local shoebox drop-off location details:

Grande Prairie Alliance Church
15502 102 St
Grande Prairie, Alberta

Treasury Board President Anita Anand is warning that if the House of Commons doesn't get back to regular business, some government departments might be in financial trouble.

On Monday, Anand tabled a supplementary estimates request for $21.6 billion to fund programs including housing, dental care and the national school food program.

One of the biggest-ticket items is $970.8 million for compensation adjustments for civil servants as a result of collective bargaining agreements.

Brandon Lake released his new single "Hard-Fought Halleujah" last week and it's hitting the No. 1 spot on multiple music charts. 

The new worship-filled rock anthem was released on Nov. 8. Since that time it's been downloaded 6.83 million times across streaming sites. 

"Hard-Fought Hallelujah" was the largest debut streaming week for a single released by a Christian genre artist. This beat out his previous sincle, "That's Who I Praise."

The Saskatchewan Party has announced their cabinet for their upcoming term, with the southeast seeing some new representation.

Daryl Harrison, the MLA for the Cannington constituency, will be serving as the Minister of Agriculture.

Harrison says that he's honoured to serve, bringing with him first-hand experience in the industry.

Psalm 95:1-2

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving
    and extol him with music and song.

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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.

Matthew 5:13-16

Ours is a hell-bound, degenerate world, and you know it. Political corruption abounds. International peace, a splendid ideal, continues to blow up in our faces. The crime rate escalates as domestic violence and gang wars and drug traffic and overcrowded jails continue to plague society. Pending legal cases choke the courts of our land with an endless litany of litigation. And even when cases are finally brought to trial, no courtroom or prison cell can remove madness from minds or hatred from hearts.