This week's McDonald's Coffee Break winner is...
École Catholique Louis Riel!
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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UPDATE: Accident on 116 Street and 100 Ave, RCMP on scene
Update:
Grande Prairie RCMP is advising that the intersection of 116 Street and 100 Avenue has been re-opened.
The Grande Prairie RCMP would like to thank everyone for their co-operation and their appreciation to the assisting responding agencies for their assistance to re-open the roadway in a timely fashion.
Grande Prairie RCMP is currently on scene at a serious motor vehicle collision at the intersection of 116 Street and 100 Avenue. Traffic cannot proceed through the area at this time.
Top experts to speak at Manitoba Beef and Forage event
The Manitoba Beef and Forage Conference is set to take place Wednesday at the William Glesby Centre in Portage La Prairie, where a full range of Agri business booths will be on hand for producers across the prairies to explore.
The conference is a popular event to hear from local producers and industry experts across the region discussing the application of research on the farm. Forage and livestock specialist Shawn Cabak is one of the speakers and notes the venue will be full of agribusiness booths for producers to visit.
Coyote sighted in Muskoseepi Park
The City of Grande Prairie is advising residents of a recent coyote sighting in Muskoseepi Park, reported to Alberta Fish and Wildlife.
Dog owners are reminded that park bylaws require dogs to be leashed to ensure the safety of both pets and their owners.
For tips on how to handle coyote encounters and prevent confrontations, please visit the Government of Alberta’s website.
Plant-based milks facility did not follow listeria prevention protocol: CFIA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says its investigation into an Ontario facility processing plant-based milk found it was not adhering to Health Canada’s policies on listeria prevention.
The facility is still shut down after a listeria outbreak last summer linked to the plant infected at least 20 people in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta and led to three deaths.
Liberals want pregnancy counselling charities to disclose if they offer abortion help
The Liberal government is introducing legislation to require charities that offer pregnancy counselling to disclose whether they also offer abortion and birth control or referral to those services.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made the announcement Tuesday during her weekly news conference with other cabinet ministers, including Health Minister Mark Holland.
Senior Modi cabinet minister linked to India-supported violence in Canada: officials
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison has confirmed a report that Canada is alleging an Indian cabinet minister and close adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered intelligence-gathering operations targeting Canadians.
The Washington Post first reported that Canadian officials alleged Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah was behind a campaign of violence and intimidation targeting Sikh separatists in Canada.
Morrison told MPs at the national security committee Tuesday that he was the one who confirmed Shah's name to that newspaper.
Verse of the Day: October 30
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.
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Control
Galatians 3
It's easy to get confused these days. "Out of control" isn't what we want to be. People who drink too much are said to be "out of control." Those who worry too much become emotionally "out of control." The same goes for those who go too far with anything: prescription drugs, food, fitness, sex, work—you name it.
Restaurant coming to Grande Prairie Regional Hospital
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital will have a new on-site restaurant next year to serve staff and visitors.
A contract has been signed to bring in Good Earth Coffeehouse, which is expected to open in the Alberta Health Services (AHS) facility next spring or summer.