Grande Prairie News Archive

The City of Grande Prairie is developing an attraction and retention strategy for health care professionals in the city. The three key areas of focus are information, incentives and infrastructure. “This problem of health care physicians and health care professionals is not a one-size-fits-all solution,” said Mayor Jackie Clayton.She noted that having a wide variety of incentives […]

The Filipino Association of Grande Prairie and Area (FAGPA) hosted its second annual Filipino Cultural & Musical Heritage Festival at Muskoseepi Park on Sunday, June 11.  The celebrations coincided with the 125th Philippine Declaration of Independence. “We built this festival to remember all of the things that we did in the past, our forefathers, our […]

The warm summer weather has some South Peace residents dancing in the park. The Peace Country Western Dance Club (PCWDC) is hosting dancing in the park at the amphitheatre in Muskoseepi Park all summer long. Peace Country Western Dance Club members dance at Muskoseepi Park amphitheatre. Peace Country Western Dance Club is hosting a free dance all […]

City council has endorsed a resolution regarding funding for medical first response as well as seconding other resolutions from the cities of Edmonton and Airdrie ahead of the Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) annual conference.If passed at the fall conference, ABmunis will advocate to the province for the resolutions.The city’s resolution addresses the trend of fire departments […]

“Life Happens, Food Helps” is written on the wall of Fourteen 14 Food company. The restaurant recently began an initiative to see locals receive a meal when needed. The downtown establishment has a wall of receipts of meals paid for by people who have bought them for a stranger; it's called Meals from the Heart. […]

The city and county of Grande Prairie are purchasing the building currently housing the Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue. The building is expected to cost $750,000, with the city covering 60 per cent ($450,000) of the cost and the county the remaining 40 per cent ($300,000). “It's an opportunity for the city and the county to […]

The Peavine Creek Wildfire is expected to soon cross the British Columbia/Alberta border into the County of Grande Prairie, according to the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service. The county received an update from the British Columbia Forest Service that the fire is within one kilometre of the county.  “Current projections indicate that a […]

Grande Prairie’s newest museum is gearing up for another year of educating the public about local soldiers while also bringing the community together in various ways.The Veterans Memorial Park & Interpretive Centre’s garden is currently being planted by volunteers and a new exhibit marking the 80th anniversary of the battle of Ortona and the Italian […]

A Grade 7 student in Grande Prairie has won a national award for a Remembrance Day poem. Kieran Watson won the national award in the Intermediate category (grades 7-9) of the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Youth Remembrance contest. “It was a tear-jerker when reading the poem for the first time,” said Brad Lewis, Grande Prairie Royal Canadian […]

The city’s Public Security Unit (PSU) will continue to operate until the end of the year. City council granted $710,000 in additional funding to the PSU on April 17 at the regular council meeting.“A big portion of their work is focused on the downtown area dealing with social disorder,” said Mike Lefebvre, city Enforcement Services director.“The […]