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Pastor Chuck Swindoll announced that he will be retiring as a pastor at his Texas church next month before preaching his final sermon in October. 

Pastor Swindoll has been at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas since day one in 1998. The church posted an announcement on Sunday from Swindoll. 

Rail Safety Week in Canada is an annual event to raise awareness about rail safety. 

Operation Lifesaver and its partners are reminding everyone there is no "undo" button. 

This year's theme is there is no "undo" button... taking risks near tracks can change your life forever or cost you life and limb.

CPKC's Assistant Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bulk Elizabeth Hucker 

Fall is a critical period when it comes to managing winter hardiness or winterkill in alfalfa stands.

Range Management Specialist Trevor Lennox says alfalfa is thought of as queen of the forages.

"It's a very important forage, as a result, it's important to keep the stand as productive as possible."

He points out that when an alfalfa plant is cut, the initial regrowth that follows is produced from root reserves, as new leaves are developed, they begin to manufacture their own energy for growth.

CPKC's Assistant Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bulk Elizabeth Hucker says the rail network has bounced back following last month's work stoppage but it will still take more time for supply chains to fully recover and car cycles to normalize.

She says since that work outage in grain shipping week 3 CPKC has seen a steady increase in demand for rail services to locations like Thunder Bay, Vancouver, Eastern Canada, the United States and Mexico.

The City of Grande Prairie, in cooperation with Aquatera Utilities Inc., and with support from Goodwill Industries of Alberta is hosting this year’s Drop & Swap event October 16-19.

The Drop & Swap event is a fashionably free community initiative promoting sustainability and waste reduction. Participants are invited to either ‘drop’ new or gently used clothing or ‘swap’ and discover new pieces to refresh their wardrobe.

Event Details:

The City of Grande Prairie Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire on the east side of the city on Saturday, September 21st.

Upon arrival, first responders discovered that the house was unoccupied at the time of the fire, which had resulted in heavy smoke filling the premises.

Fire crews acted quickly to extinguish the blaze, but the home sustained significant damage. Fortunately, neighboring properties remained unaffected.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

City of Grande Prairie Transit has completed the installation of two new heated bus stop shelters at the Transit Hub near Towne Centre Mall as of Tuesday, September 17.

These new shelters, along with existing heated shelters at Northwest Polytechnic and the Community Knowledge Campus, provide transit users with added comfort and protection from the elements, especially during colder months.

The County Regional Fire Service is seeking dedicated individuals from rural areas to join our team as paid response firefighters and medical first responders. Only those living within 15 kilometres of our stations in Bezanson, Hythe, La Glace, Teepee Creek, and the towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, and Wembley can apply.  

Grande Prairie RCMP are seeking any witnesses to a hit and run that took place on Sept. 14, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m. on 108 Avenue between 103 and 104 Street, in Grande Prairie. RCMP responded to a complaint on that evening of a hit and run involving a blue sedan and a 13-year-old pedestrian.  Despite being thrown into air, the pedestrian fortunately suffered only minor injuries and was treated and released by EMS on scene.

After hitting the pedestrian, the male driver,  stopped his vehicle, apologized and then fled the scene.  The suspect vehicle is described as;

It was an eventful weekend at the Church of Whitestone in Texas after dozens of people started a new life in Christ. 

The church, planted and pastored by singer and songwriter, Tauren Wells, held a baptism service on Sunday. 

"We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone getting baptized starting their new life in Christ!" said the church in a post on Instagram. "Going to be a day filled with transformation, overflowing joy, and faith in action! WE CANT WAIT!!"