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The City of Grande Prairie would like to remind property owners to ensure that any outstanding property tax balances are paid before December 31, 2024, to avoid additional penalties.

Please note, due to the Canada Post strike, tax reminder letters may not be received by December 31 to notify property owners. If outstanding taxes are not paid by December 31, 2024, a six per cent penalty will be applied to the total outstanding balance on January 1, 2025, as outlined in Bylaw C-1138.

Nominations are now open for the City of Grande Prairie’s Women of Influence Awards 2025 presented by Peace Diagnostic Imaging, now featuring five award categories to recognize women across various sectors in the community.

The Women of Influence Awards seek to recognize the women driving innovation and entrepreneurship in the region, creating opportunity for everyone in Grande Prairie. The awards highlight women who are championing gender equality, breaking barriers in their field, achieving new heights and advocating for greater access for all.

 On Nov. 29, 2024, at approximately 1:52 a.m., Fairview RCMP responded to reports from community members regarding a break and enter at a commercial site, located on Range Road 72. Upon arrival, two male suspects fled the scene. With the assistance of Police Dog Services, officers located and apprehended the suspects.

Dennis Grant Ford, a 52-year-old resident of Bezanson, Alta., has been charged with the following offences:

The Salvation Army in Grande Prairie has been a vital ministry in our area for over 100 years. 

Grande Prairie Community Services treat all people with respect. They care for those by sharing Jesus, resources, and their story with them. They build the community by providing opportunities for people to belong. They walk with them through changes in their lives without judgement. Jesus gives us hope and as we live in this hope, they allow others to discover the hope of Jesus in their own lives by demonstrating love in action and words. 

A prison ministry based out of Virginia is creating and hand-delivering 65,000 Hope Packs to those currently in prisons.

Good News Global has created Hope Packs for inmates this Christmas that include men and women in 18 states and 20 countries this Christmas.

Each pack contains a Christmas gift, card, 2025 calendar, food, hygiene items, and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.

The union representing Canada Post workers says an unfair labour practice complaint over the company's layoffs has been resolved.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed the complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Nov. 29 after hundreds of striking postal workers received temporary layoff notices while on strike.

The union said in a statement issued Wednesday night that a mediated settlement has been reached that requires Canada Post to notify affected employees that they are not on a temporary layoff.

Syria’s new interim prime minister, Mohammed al-Bashir, has called all Syrian refugees to return. He promises freedom and protection for all people and sects.

However, some Syrians aren’t willing to bank their lives on mere words yet.

Manitoba's agricultural sector is set to receive a significant boost, with both the provincial and federal governments investing $15.4 million over the next four years in major infrastructure projects aimed at improving food processing capacity across the province. This funding, part of the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (Sustainable CAP), is designed to help local producers increase their output, create jobs, and make the industry more efficient and sustainable. 

Galatians 4:4-5

But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.

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Psalm 46:4-11