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2025 Passionate Heart Awards Now Accepting Nominations

Joint Media Release – The Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) teams from the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie and the towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith and Wembley are excited to announce the call for nominations for the Passionate Heart Awards.

Snow removal crews keeping residents moving safely 

Ongoing Hythe Water Valve Replacement Project Nearing Completion

The County of Grande Prairie would like to thank residents of the Hamlet of Hythe for their patience with the ongoing planned water outages which are necessary to facilitate the valve replacement project.

County of Grande Prairie Limiting Disruption to Mailing Services

County residents will continue to receive regular County mail with minimal disruptions in service during the ongoing labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).

Regional Fire Training Centre Opened, Strengthening Firefighting Preparedness for County and City of Grande Prairie, and MD of Greenview  

The County Regional Fire Service, in partnership with the City of Grande Prairie and Municipal District (MD) of Greenview, made a significant step in enhancing regional emergency preparedness with a state-of-the-art Fire Training Centre. The grand opening of the new facility took place at the County Dunes Fire Station yesterday, Wednesday, October 30, 2024. This project was also made possible through the support of our corporate sponsors, TC Energy and Pembina Pipeline Corporation.

Nominations open for County of Grande Prairie's 2025 Farm Family of the Year  

The County of Grande Prairie is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Farm Family of the Year. This annual award recognizes a local family that exemplifies excellence in agriculture and demonstrates a strong commitment to their community

October 21, 2024

Organizational Meeting – The County held the annual organizational meeting in which Division 5 Councillor Bob Marshall was acclaimed as Reeve and Division 1 Councillor Amanda Frayn was acclaimed as Deputy Reeve. For details, see the media release.  

View and download photos of the October 21, 2024 Council Swearing In Ceremony from our website.

County of Grande Prairie Council Acclaim Reeve, New Deputy Reeve 

County of Grande Prairie Announces New Superintendent of Regional Enforcement Services 

October 7, 2024

Clairmont Municipal Police Service Multi-Year Financial Plan — The RCMP prepared a Municipal Police Service Multi-Year Financial Plan for the four Clairmont police positions (Corporal and three Constables). Council approved the signing of this Plan which will be in effect from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2030.