The second annual Grande Prairie Renaissance Faire, hosted by the Lore & Legends Guild, a local non-profit organization, took place last weekend in Muskoseepi Park. The festival saw 55 market vendors join, up from last year’s 32, and saw performances from ceilidh dancing, RRebel Circus aerialists, and sword fighting demonstrations from the Society for Creative […]
An emergency repair to a road after a landslide earlier this summer cost the County of Grande Prairie more than $500,000, but that will likely not be the end of landslides in the area. County council approved a request for decision from Transportation and Utilities General Manager Ryan Konowalyk at the Sept. 8 regular meeting, […]
An Aug. 27 complaint about a man with a potential firearm at the Eastlink Centre has led to the seizure of more than 400 grams of methamphetamine along with other illicit drugs. Grande Prairie RCMP say they arrested and charged Shane Schulze, 53, of Grande Prairie, with drug trafficking after receiving a call about a […]
Two Grande Prairie men are dead following separate collisions on Hwy. 2, north of the city last week. On Sept. 2, Clairmont RCMP responded to a report of a serious accident involving a motorcycle and an SUV near the Hwy. 43 ramp at 9:23 pm. According to police, witnesses said the motorcycle was travelling north […]
With the days until the Oct. 19 referendum winding down, Elections Alberta is preparing for one of the highest voter turnouts in the province’s history. It’s going to be a busy day but there are ways to make sure your vote counts. The most efficient of them is to be prepared by knowing what you’re […]
The City of Grande Prairie is once again investigating a “suspected release” into the Bear River after a “visible sheen” was reported Sept. 6. “Transportation staff have installed sorbent boom sets at several locations to help contain and capture the released product, including at Outfall 3 near the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital site, near Rotary […]
Despite efforts to the contrary, the Beaverlodge Skating Club has officially ceased operations after being inactive since 2022. The club, which offered figure skating to youths from three years old to Grade 12 for over 50 years, held a meeting Sept. 2 to disperse assets and funds of the club. In its last year of […]
More than 240 walkers, runners, racers and riders came down to Muskoseepi Park last year for the Terry Fox Run, and officials are hoping for an even bigger turnout this September. The Grande Prairie Terry Fox Run is set to start at 11 a.m. on Sept. 20, featuring a five km route starting at the […]
