AWG: Caribou, gravlax, whitefish, bison among the unique dishes celebrating the event     
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Jake's Down South has gone north. For a limited time only, the popular west-side restaurant is offering a special Arctic Winter Games menu. Chef Corey Rankel has put his stamp on some northern dishes featuring entrees such as caribou and whitefish. [more]

Incidents down, fatalities, impaireds increase: Statistics    
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Grande Prairie rural RCMP investigated fewer incidents in 2009 than 2008, although the number of fatal accidents and impaired charges both increased last year. The year-end results were presented, alongside those of the Beaverlodge RCMP detachment, to the County of Grande Prairie Monday. [more]

Control efforts begin on gas well blowout near Hythe     
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Workers at a natural gas well near Hythe temporarily extinguished a two-week-old fire Monday in an attempt to finally bring a blowout blaze under control. It could still take up to a month to fully put it out, according to Energy Resources Conservation Board spokesman Bob Curran of Edmonton. [more]

If you say spring is here enough times it might be true    
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A friend of mine went crazy around mid-February. She started telling everyone who would listen – and even those who wouldn't – that spring had hatched. Now it's true that our groundhog never saw his shadow. [more]

City briefs: 68 Ave widening, snow routes changed, noise complaints    
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Noise complaints The owner of an apartment building sharing an alleyway with one of the city's popular night clubs, has appealed to city council for help with noise complaints. [more]

Liberal leader Swann sings political song in Grande Prairie     
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Grande Prairie is known for its swans but a slightly unfamiliar one visited Sunday and Monday hoping the city and voters can get to know him better. Alberta Liberal leader David Swann touched down for the Arctic Winter Games opening ceremonies and was to present some medals Monday afternoon. [more]

Publication ban on sexual assault case    
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A publication ban has been placed on a sexual assault case involving a coach of a local tri-school sports team. Four charges of sexual assault, four charges of sexual exploitation and one charge of sexual interference have been laid in the case which involves two complainants. [more]

Logan breaks silence on York Hotel deal    
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Mayor Dwight Logan has long held his tongue when it comes to the York Hotel, but said Monday his silence is at an end. [more]

Games could bring positive economic spin-offs     
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Timing, as some might say, is everything. After a tumultuous year in which the local economy felt the negative effects of the worldwide economic downturn, there are signs the city is slowly picking itself up. [more]

COLUMN: Free seminar geared toward first-time homebuyers    
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Few things in life can be as daunting as buying a home for the first time. The entire process can strike fear in anyone, young and old alike. But it doesn't have to be that way. [more]

LETTER: Rant rejection    
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Yet another letter in the Herald-Tribune praising Dave Storey's written rant to the editor a couple of weeks ago. This makes three additional letters sent in praising Storey's diatribe. Hmm, sounds like a conspiracy. [more]

LETTER: QEII neighbour still irked    
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First, I must state when visiting friends and family, I park in front of THEIR homes or ask permission to park in their driveway. I DO NOT just park wherever I feel like and hope for the best. Nor am I completely heartless to the plight of hospital workers' parking issues. [more]

LETTER: Making a difference    
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It all started with a birthday. Each year my partner and I host a birthday party for our son, Cian. He's a very kind- hearted little guy who always puts the needs of others before his own. [more]

Getting a kick out of the Games    
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The crowd was silent, their eyes locked onto a lone athlete standing in the middle of the floor. Her gaze, in turn, is locked on a small bag hanging 193 centimetres in the air in front of her. [more]

Who was that masked man? Kallechy steals victory for Oil Barons     
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The series lived up to the hype, at least for one game. The Grande Prairie Storm hosted the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in Game 1 of the Alberta Junior Hockey League best-of-seven quarter-finals Monday night and it was every bit as close as the pre-series synopsis indicated. [more]

Robinson haunts old mates in first game of the series    
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The last time Brooks Robinson played an Alberta Junior Hockey League game at Canada Games Arena, it ended with him carrying the Enerflex Cup over his head in celebration of a league championship. That was April 5, 2009. [more]