Reach

Mark 2 

While travelling across northern California several years ago, I tuned in a radio talk show where the host had just conducted a poll of his listeners regarding job satisfaction. Some sort of questionnaire had been mailed to folks within a broad radius of several cities along the San Francisco peninsula and East Bay region. The show's host had gathered and compiled the answers and was, that day, announcing the results.

Colossians 2:9-10

"For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority."

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Today the County of Grande Prairie Council approved Bylaw 3234, the Water Restriction Bylaw which will enable sustainable water access for necessary uses during periods of extreme dryness and low water levels.

There are currently no plans to restrict water usage within the County of Grande Prairie, however the bylaw enables the County to respond if water levels in municipal water sources reduce significantly.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. this morning, the Grande Prairie Rural RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision near Township Road 704, close to the Wapiti Nordic Ski Club.

Authorities are asking the public to avoid the area to allow recovery crews to safely tow the vehicle. Recovery operations are expected to last up to three hours.

RCMP thank the public for their cooperation.

Christian artist, Jessica Duke, from Grande Prairie, has released a new song titled, "Home."  

Born in Langley, BC, and raised in a Reformed Church, Jessica moved to Grande Prairie about ten years ago and has been integrating into the local Baptist community. Her faith has grown significantly since her childhood, evolving from something she followed because of her parents into a deeply personal journey.  

Grande Prairie Enforcement Services is continuing its focus on reducing complaints about noisy vehicles in the community. Throughout the month of June, five traffic operations were completed with a focus on vehicle noise violations and other vehicle equipment-related infractions.

During those education and enforcement checks, 100 tickets for various violations were written and two vehicles were towed. In June, 44 noise-related tickets were issued, including 27 during traffic operations.

Parks Day is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of July with participating parks across Alberta. Events and activities showcase the many ways Albertans enjoy recreating in Alberta’s provincial parks, and highlight the role parks play in protecting ecosystems, habitat and species-at-risk.

This year Alberta Parks celebrates 94 years as a parks system on Saturday July 20th.

Residents of the Peace Country should prepare for a long-duration heat wave beginning today, lasting through the weekend. 

Highs are expected to rise to near 30 degrees Celsius today. Forecast highs between 29 and 35 degrees Celsius will remain through the week into next weekend.

Overnight lows of 12 to 16 degrees Celsius will not provide much relief from the daytime heat.

People are advised to take the following precautions to protect themselves, their families and their neighbours:

- Consider rescheduling outdoor activities to cooler hours of the day.

The shadow of violence in the United States will be hanging over Canada's political scene this week in the wake of an attempted assassination on former president Donald Trump.

A shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday left one rally attendee dead and two others critically injured, while the shooter was also killed.

Trump has said he's fine, and is now in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention. 

While the details are unknown, a megachurch pastor in Frisco, Texas, has been terminated after he confessed to a 'moral failure.'

Stonebriar Community Church is a non-denominational church that fired long-time pastor Tony Cammarota.

"On Sunday afternoon July 7th, Pastor Tony Cammarota confessed to church leadership of a moral failure," the church leadership posted in a statement emailed to the congregation. "He is deeply remorseful, but his sin disqualifies him from serving on our staff as a pastor."