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Accessible housing hard to find for Grande Prairie residents displaced by apartment fire
Displaced residents from Margaret Edgson Manor, which caught fire in Grande Prairie, Alta., over a month ago, are still trying to find new homes.
Peace River, Alta., uses secret shopper to get ideas to boost local tourism
Disguised as an everyday tourist, tourism consultant Roger Brooks spent a week uncovering the hidden gems in Peace River, Alta., and spotting opportunities to make it more welcoming to visitors. He shared his recommendations with town officials and business owners this week.
Input wanted on large-scale nuclear power plant in northern Alberta
A significant nuclear power proposal in northwest Alberta is one step closer to reality as the project progresses to its public input phase.
Province announces additional $7M for Grande Prairie policing transition
The Alberta government is earmarking an additional $7 million in funding for Grande Prairie to establish its own municipal police force, bumping the province's contribution up to nearly $17 million.
Meet Alberta's only federal cabinet minister
As communities across Alberta deal with natural disasters and emergencies, representatives say they are encouraged that an Alberta MP is a part of the new cabinet.
Nurses' union concerned after lead found in Grande Prairie provincial building
A union representing nurses is concerned about health impacts to its staff after lead was found in the provincial building in Grande Prairie, which also houses the public health centre.
Much of northern Alberta under fire bans, restrictions as province faces hot, dry weather
Warm, dry weather in the forecast for northern Alberta this weekend has prompted wildfire officials to prepare for what could be a busy stretch.
Rural hamlet in northwestern Alberta will lose its school at the end of June
The Peace River School Division Board of Trustees voted to close the Dixonville School in a special meeting held on Monday. The organization says the school has been dealing with dwindling enrolment numbers for years.
Family of missing Indigenous woman hopeful new billboard, reward could provide answers
Nearly six years after she first went missing, the family of a young Indigenous mother of two is hoping a new reward and billboard will turn up fresh leads in the case. Shae-Lynn McAllister disappeared from Fairview, Alta., in 2019 and has not been seen since.
Northern Alberta residents pack small town meeting over library's future
For the first time, supporters of the Valleyview Public Library have heard directly from the town’s mayor and council about a contentious move to eventually close the existing facility and relocate it in a yet-to-be-built K-12 school.