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News Headlines from Grande Prairie, AB

• Peace Country canola harvest ahead of southern Alberta

  Graham Powell takes the opportunity a break in the weather offers to swath a canola field near Buffalo Lakes Monday, so it can cure in the swath.

• Room to improve on green campaign

  Grande Prairie Regional College has pledged to lead the community in environmental initiatives, but a report by GPRC campus operations indicates there is much room for improvement.

• County, college join forces in dino education

  Don Gnatiuk, president of Grande Prairie Regional College, and Everett McDonald, Reeve of the County of Grande Prairie, sign an agreement to collaborate, in the creation of paleontology programming at the college, to compliment the bone bed project ongoing in the county.

• Industry News - Rocky Mountain Dealerships Acquires Two More Case IH Dealerships

  Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc. announced that it has purchased 100% of the outstanding shares of holding companies owning Allen's Agrocentre Ltd, a Case IH agriculture dealership in Oyen, Alberta, and Gateway Farm Equipment Ltd , a Case IH agriculture dealership in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

• 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.

• Special licence fee for bars close to reality

  In less than a week, many of Grande Prairie's alcohol-serving establishments may very well be crying in their beer.

• Return to school a big step for mature students

  Lisa Hildebrand, a GPRC Bachelor of Education student and member of the Students' Association.

• Third time the charm for crime grants?

  The third round of grants aimed at crime prevention in Alberta communities is up for grabs, and Wetaskiwin's Citizen's for a Safe and Healthy Community is adding its name to the list.

• Body confirmed as Grande Prairie man: autopsy

  A Hines Creek man is charged with the murder of a Grande Prairie man. The two were initially reported as missing by Fairview police.

• Zumba in Grande Prairie for Cancer on Sept. 11

  The Zumba Party is a fundraiser in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Zumba instructors from the Peace Region will be coming together on September 11 in Grande Prairie to 'party' and raise money to fight cancer! For an hour and a half, participants will be ditching the workout and joining the party with this Latin-inspired, easy-to-follow, ...