Grande Prairie News Archive

The Grande Prairie Storm has asked the city for more than $223,000 in concessions so the team can return to good financial standing. The ask comes in three parts. The club wants the city to waive the cost of rink usage for youth hockey development (approximately $35,000) and the Bonnetts Energy Centre facility fee for the […]

The Grande Prairie Public Library (GPPL) presented its proposed budget for 2024 that includes a 10 per cent increase in operational funding to bring the library back to pre-pandemic staffing levels.The library noted inflation has also led to the budget increase. “In 2022, the library provided the people of Grande Prairie with close to $14 million […]

City council decided to accept a proposal that will see all streetlights move to ATCO’s jurisdiction to catch up on a backlog of needed repair.The decision came on Monday, June 26, during a regular council meeting. “There's a significant financial consideration in the transition of the lights, and so changing the relationship and the partnership with […]

The federal government announced more than $9.4 million in funding to Grande Prairie and area organizations at Centre 2000 on Tuesday, June 27. The funding will go to 23 organizations including the County of Grande Prairie, Philip J. Currie Museum, Sagitawa Friendship Society in Peace River and the Town of High Level. The Prairies Economic […]

The 4th annual Grande Prairie Traditional Powwow will return this Saturday, June 24, after a small hiatus. The powwow is a free event open to everyone in the community. “Everyone's welcome at all the powwows, and all the nations want people to come in and check it out,” said Wendy Goulet, event co-ordinator and co-chair of the […]

City councillors are mulling over the future of city street lights. A recent proposal from ATCO would see all the street lights in the city go into the company’s care.“Acceptance of this proposal will evenly distribute costs over the budget cycle (and) allow us to catch up on a backlog of repairs at a fraction of […]

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation (GPRHF) and the Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF) launched a campaign Saturday to raise $1.5 million to purchase a mobile mammogram clinic for North Zone. The Aztec Engineering 5th Annual Ball hockey tournament and silent auction fundraiser raised over $66,000, with half of the funds going to 3D Children’s Society and […]

The County of Grande Prairie has lifted all its fire restrictions as of 3 p.m. today (June 19).The county is urging residents to continue practicing extreme caution throughout the fire season. The restrictions were removed due to the region's cooler temperatures and significant rainfall, removing the Fire Restriction placed on June 14.“Residents are reminded that permits […]

The County of Grande Prairie is removing its fire ban at 5 p.m. today (June 14).  The ban has been replaced with a fire restriction and is in place for the entire county, along with the towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith and Wembley. Recent and forecasted rainfall has allowed the ban to be moved to a restriction […]

City council approved $544,000 in implementation costs for the Stormwater Utility and is entering negotiations with Aquatera Utilities Inc. to provide the billing service. City council decided to implement the Stormwater Utility in January. The first bills will be arriving to residents in the new year.“This is an initial start-up cost,” said coun. Wendy Bosch. The $554,000 […]