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• Intern getting a taste of municipal life

  Caileigh Rhind has been interning with city hall since May. Remo Zaccagna Ever since arriving in Grande Prairie in May, Caileigh Rhind has had her nose to the grindstone, hard at work at City Hall.

• Carlson Appears In Fairview Court

  Ken Carlson, the accused in the murder of Martin Cook of Grande Prairie, appeared in Fairview court on Sept.

• Bar biz bylaw put on backburner for now

  It's not yet "last call" on a revision to Grande Prairie drinking establishment licences.

• Local foreign worker funding cut

  An $850,000 extension in provincial funding for agencies that deal with temporary foreign workers ignored the Peace Country.

• Teen killed in Highway 40 collision

  Two occupants of a car were taken to hospital with serious injuries Friday around noon, after it collided with a heavy pickup truck at Highway 43 and Range Road 50.

• Alberta man charged with first-degree murder in death of father

  EDMONTON a ' RCMP in Grande Prairie have charged a 27-year-old man with first-degree murder in the death of his father.

• U of A initiative woos future doctors to choose rural practice

  Second-year medical student Lindsey Sutherland, left, shown on August 31, 2010, is taking part in a pilot project called Preclinical Networked Medical Education.

• Scholarship helps survivor of Shilo soldier realize dream

  Legacy Brandon Sun Since 2002, one Canadian diplomat and 23 Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan.

• Monthly reports now also peg gas rates

  In the wake of an Edmonton survey earlier this year that labelled Grande Prairie as the most expensive city in Alberta and near the top in Canada, mostly attributed to high utility costs, the city has been issuing monthly energy reports.

• Beet, molasses combo keeping dust down

  An alternative dust-control substance recently tested on some of Grande Prairie's unpaved roads revealed favourable results.