Grande Prairie News

Grande Prairie's youth may have escaped school hallways for the summer, but not necessarily the RCMP officers who walk them.

Lloydminster Dodgers pitcher Lloyd Atkinson fires to the plate during a Sunday morning game against the High Prairie 86ers at the mena s fastball tournament at South Bear Creek Park in Grande Prairie this past weekend.

Local flax producers have leverage when it comes to marketing and selling their flax - " its higher omega-3 content.

Alysa Zatelny of Grande Prairie went missing June 11. Remains found in a wooded area just south of Bear Creek Park have been identified as hers.

Shawn Graham proposed to his girlfriend Leeanna Nagel at the Fallen 4 Marathon finish line after the duo ran the 42.2 kilometres from Mayerthorpe to Whitecourt.Photo courtesy SDI Digital Imaging AN ENGAGEMENT For 27-year-old Leeanna Nagel all she had to do to get an engagement ring was run a marathon.

The human remains found south of Bear Creek Park in the late night hours of June 21 have yet to be positively identified, but one of the two individuals arrested and charged with indignity to a body in connection with that discovery has been.

Christopher Francis Podruzny, 21 of Grande Prairie, remains in custody to await an appearance in provincial court Monday.

Medical investigator Ted Pretty said yesterday the process of identifying the body found south of Bear Creek Park late Sunday night was moving slowly.

Due to extreme dry conditions, the County of Grande Prairie has banned fires in its territory as of Tuesday.

Furry friends will have another park in which to run loose by September as the City of Grande Prairie will build a second off-leash dog park at Crystal Lake.

Human remains have been discovered in a wooded area just south of Bear Creek Park in Grande Prairie, RCMP say.

A Place in the Guiding Community By: Lori Blinn On June 27th, Canadian Multiculturalism Day is an opportunity to celebrate contributions of the many multicultural groups and communities that make up our Canadian society.

When the family of Karman Willis got a phone call in the early morning hours of June 20, 1999, they were told there had been an accident and the 16-year-old girl was at Beaverlodge Hospital.

A 19-year-old Grande Prairie woman was reported missing by a family member June 13, having last been seen by a friend two days prior, on June 11.

The Zac Brown Band has decided against making its first trip into Canada. The Atlanta-based country band was scheduled to play four shows in Western Canada in July - including July 4 at the Conexus Arts Centre - but each of the performances were cancelled Wednesday.

The Grande Prairie RCMP recently seized 20 pounds of Khat - " a relatively obscure drug in this area.

Thirteen campsites had to be evacuated as dry conditions and warm temperatures fuelled a fire at Hommy Park northwest of Beaverlodge, on the weekend, said a county official.

For the better part of a decade, Russell Rupert L'Hirondelle sexually abused a child who described him as being like a second father to her.

James Wanyandie, who suffered a broken arm and deep scratches to his leg as the result of a bear attack near Grande Cache last weekend, and his wife, Carol, speak with reporters in a waiting room at the QEII Hospital yesterday.

A two-year pilot project, now in its final months, is seeking to find ways of engaging potential immigrant volunteers in eight small urban and rural centres across the province.