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July 23, 2021 – Alberta Health Services has responded to the influx of temporary emergency department and ICU bed closures around the province in the summer months. Deb Gordon, AHS Vice President and Chief Operating Officer says

July 22, 2021 – Premier Jason Kenney has announced the province will be committing up to $150 million dollars as an investment to expand and improve wireless internet and broadband connectivity in rural, remote and Indigenous communities

****AHS RELEASE**** – Mackenzie County, Alta A blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom has been identified in areas of Hutch Lake.  Residents living near the shores of this lake, as well as visitors to this lake, are advised to take

****RCMP RELEASE**** – Fox Lake, Alta. On July 18, 2021, at 3:10 p.m. the Fox Lake RCMP were dispatched to a call of an unresponsive male being located in a ditch.  The initial investigation indicates that the

****RCMP RELEASE**** – Fort Vermillion, Alta. On July 21, 2021, at approximately 7:00 a.m., Fort Vermilion RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover involving a tractor trailer unit on Highway 88, north of the

July 21, 2021 – The province will be launching a pilot program next year to screen all newborn babies in Alberta for spinal muscular atrophy. The testing will allow for early detection and prevention of the condition,

***RCMP RELEASE***  High Level, Alta. High Level RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 23-year-old Keaton Talley, who was last seen on July 14 or 15, 2021, in the High Level area. Keaton is from Chateh,

Alberta Health Services will be rolling their mobile mammography trailer through the communities of High Level, Fort Vermilion, La Crete and John D’Or Prairie staring in mid August. This time the trailer will offer more than just

Two additional operating rooms are being added to the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, totalling to 11 rooms to better serve northern Alberta. The operating rooms were built and equipped with $20 million of the $120 million

****RCMP RELEASE**** – High Prairie, Alta. On July 18, 2021, at 9:20 p.m., High Prairie RCMP were dispatched to a single off-highway vehicle rollover in the area of Township Road 795 and Range Road 121a near Gift

President of the Peace Regional Airshow Association, Vicki Lefrançois issued this statement on the cancellation of todays festivities. ”We are sorry to announce that today’s show (both aerial and ground entertainment) has been cancelled due to poor

****AHS RELEASE**** – Fort Vermillion, Alta. The St. Theresa General Hospital emergency department (ED) will be temporarily without physician coverage overnight from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily from July 19 to July 31. This is a

***AHS RELEASE*** -McLennan, Alta. The Sacred Heart Community Health Centre emergency department (ED) will be temporarily without on-site physician coverage Saturday, July 17 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and again from 7 a.m. on Sunday, July

****RCMP RELEASE**** – Grande Prairie, Alta. Grande Prairie RCMP advise that Natasha Flett has been located safe. RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance. ****Original***** – July 15, 2021 Grande Prairie

Alberta Health Services has issued a blue-green algae advisory for Footner Lake near High Level. An algae bloom has been identified in areas of the lake. Residents living near the shores of the lake, as well as

****RCMP RELEASE***** – Grande Prairie, Alta. Grande Prairie RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 42-year-old Natasha Flett. Natasha was reported missing by family on July 14, 2021 from Grande Prairie, Alta. Natasha may be in the

The United Conservative Caucus voted today to reinstate Pat Rehn to his position of MLA for Lesser Slave Lake. They made the decision to welcome him back after receiving letters of support from The Lesser Slave Lake

Repairs to underground utilities in High level will now become easier year round as the town received its new 2021 Rebel Hydro Excavator. The new truck is better suited to work during cold and harsh temperatures as

****RCMP RELEASE**** – High Level, Alta.  On July 13, 2021, High Level RCMP located Levi Fox safe and unharmed. High Level RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.   ****ORIGINAL***** July

The Fire Advisory issued for the Town of Peace River has been upgraded to a Fire Restriction. The Town says that this is due to the continued hot and dry conditions. No fire permits for open burning

A new mobile app has launched for the Beaver First Nation near High Level to use for vital communication to its band members no matter where they may be located. Aviva Design and Technology Engineering devolved the

****RCMP RELEASE*****- High Level, Alta. High Level RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 25-year-old Levi Dean Fox, who was last seen on July 10, 2021, by family in the area of Mackenzie County, Alta. Levi