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October 31, 2024
Lindsay Janes has been exploring the Peace Country’s unsolved mysteries and crimes past in her podcast Disturbing the Peace.  Since launching in January, the Grande Prairie local has made 19 episodes (22 if you include specials) and has captured the attention of about 10,000 listeners.  “I always wanted to be in the creative space, but […]

Grande Prairie Museum embraces the areas spine-chilling stories

October 31, 2024

Grande Prairie Museum’s Heritage Village was transformed into an area of frights and scares this month.The Heritage Village Folktales Tours returned for its fifth year on the weekend of Oct. 18, which had readers and actors performing local scary stories.“The stories are pretty scary,” said Bethe Goldie, Generations Readers Theatre co-ordinator. Misha Albert read a story […]

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Saturday Night Dead

October 31, 2024
Some fear it. Some love it. Some simply don’t believe it. Whatever your stance may be, the Ouija board has been a staple of Halloween get-togethers, seances, and ghost stories of all kinds since the 19th century. For years, people have sought the Ouija’s wisdom to speak to the spirits of the dead, to prognosticate […]

Anna Underwood: One of the “doers”

October 31, 2024

Wembley Coun. Anna Underwood received recognition for her dedication to the community with an Award of Excellence from Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) Sept. 24. “I was very surprised, but I was also honoured,” Underwood said.“To be recognized for anything you do is a wonderful honour,” she said. “I’m really proud that someone from a little town in […]

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PHOTOS: Tick or treat GP: Halloween Spooktacular

October 31, 2024
Grande Prairie’s downtown was flooded with trick or treaters during the Halloween Spooktacular on Saturday. The event by the city and Downtown Association had local businesses on 100 Ave. handing out candy while at Bonnetts Energy Centre there was a free lunch and activities.

PHOTOS: SPCM trick or treats

October 31, 2024
Children were invited to come down to the South Peace Centennial Museum on Oct. 25 to trick and treat through the historic village. Guests came in their finest Halloween garb, and could also climb aboard a tractor-drawn wagon for a hayride through the museum grounds.

PHOTOS: McNaught Ghost Walk 2024

October 31, 2024
The annual Ghost Walk took place at the McNaught Homestead on Oct. 19, 25 and 26. Guests young and old could brave the trails and see all manner of ghoulish sights along the path before returning to the homestead and warming up with a cup of hot chocolate around the bonfire.

New funds support dino museum major find

October 24, 2024
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum (PJCDM) will receive $250,000 to support the future display of the museum's most significant find.  The funds will come from Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), a federal government department meant to support business, innovation and community economic development in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Paleontologists from the museum recently unearthed […]