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Retired school teachers give A Grande Education

October 19, 2023

Class is back in session as two retired schoolteachers embrace technology and give Grande Prairie region residents a local history lesson in their new video series. Bethe Goldie, 71, and Linda Schofield, 68, applied for a Telus StoryHive grant last year, which led to the creation of A Grande Education, a 10-episode series on local schoolhouses […]

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Additional $780,000 allocated to CCC for new roof 

October 19, 2023

The Coordinated Care Campus (CCC) will receive a new roof with council approving up to $780,000 from the Financial Stabilization Reserve at Monday’s council meeting. Council recently allotted an additional $1.14 million to the site to complete phase three of its construction at a special council meeting on Aug. 29.“The building condition assessment report that was […]

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MMIWG2S+ honoured in Grande Prairie 

October 12, 2023

A group of nearly 100 gathered at the Sisters in Spirit Rock at Northwestern Polytechnic and then walked to the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre for candlelight vigil in honour of Sisters in Spirit Day Oct. 4.The day is meant to honour the lives of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, their families, loved ones […]

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Tackling the Dunes West wildfire

October 12, 2023

With the historic Dunes West wildfire in the rear view, efficient communication is an enduring lesson, said County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Chief Trevor Grant.The fire, which started on the banks of the Wapiti River May 5, burned for 13 days, forced the evacuation of over 1,200 residents, destroyed four homes and consumed 1,400 […]

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Municipalities seek housing and healthcare: Resolutions passed at September ABmunis convention

October 12, 2023

Housing and healthcare were common denominators in the resolutions passed at the Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) 2023 Convention Sept. 27-29 in Edmonton.A pair of resolutions brought forward by the Town of Wembley and seconded by the Town of Sexsmith advocated for nurse practitioners and capital funding support for Housing Management Bodies (HMB).Town of Sexsmith Mayor Kate […]

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PWA and Ducks Unlimited work together for local wetlands

October 12, 2023

A partnership between Peace Wapiti Academy (PWA) students and Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is ensuring the protection of the Peace wetlands.The Wetland Centre of Excellence was announced on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Boreal Wetland Centre in Evergreen Park, setting PWA students as stewards of the region's wetlands. “What the Wetland Centre of Excellence entails is […]

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$26,000 in emergency funds to Elders Caring Shelter

October 12, 2023

City of Grande Prairie council approved $26,000 in emergency funds for the Elders Caring Shelter Society at the Oct. 3 council meeting.  The shelter offers a safe place for seniors facing financial crises, homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or other emergencies in their latter stage of life. “For 20 years, the organization has been able to maintain […]

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Regional EMS Foundation to support NWP paramedic certificate program with fundraiser

September 28, 2023

The Regional EMS Foundation will dedicate some of the funds raised at its Sept. 30 Wine Fair and Premium Whisky Tasting event to the Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) Primary Care Paramedic program.The Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) certificate program development was announced in April, with the province funding NWP $368,587 to create 48 seats.(Photo by Jesse Boily)“By […]

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State of the Region 2023: City, County and Greenview report on the last year

October 12, 2023
Municipal collaboration and support were fundamental in the fight against wildfires in the South Peace this summer, according to local leaders.  “Emergencies don't have boundaries,” Grande Prairie City Mayor Jackie Clayton said in her address at the State of the Region, hosted by the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 6. “Collaboration […]

Canadian Forces base may return to Grande Prairie

October 5, 2023

The Canadian Forces are looking at Grande Prairie to expand its reserve members, which could result in the return of Loyal Edmonton Regiment’s Delta Company. The Forces are looking to northern communities as it works to build its membership.“I’d like to drop the hint that we are taking serious initiative right now about rebuilding Delta Company […]

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