Grande Prairie city council selected the first members of the Grande Prairie Police Commission at last Monday’s regular council meeting. The city appointed seven members to the commission: Kelly Benning, Timothy Burnham, Donna Koch, Natalia Reiman, Dan Wong and city councillors Kevin O’Toole and Dylan Bressey.“Today marks a significant step towards establishing a robust, diverse, and […]
Darren Green, Township 704We got evacuated Friday afternoon about 5 p.m. It was a terrible experience. We had two RCMP knock on the door and tell us we had 15 minutes to go, me and my wife and my three small children.We didn't have time for nothing. I didn't get a thing. Your brain’s working […]
Work continues on a new school slated to replace the Peace Wapiti Academy.Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) board chair Lori Grant said PWPSD has been allocated the planning funds from the province to start planning for the new school in the Windsor Area Structure Plan south of Clairmont.PWPSD has a meeting with Alberta Infrastructure […]
The Grande Prairie Fastball Association, or Pirates, is seeing more people coming out to play ball, and it's bringing more people to the region.The provincial U13D and U15D tournament was granted to the Pirates, which will see teams from all over Alberta and the Yukon and Northwest Territories attend.“We could very well see over 3,000 […]
The city is set to receive $300,000 from the province from the Settlement, Integration, and Language Project (SILP) Grant.The grant will fund the Grande Prairie Inclusive and Caring Community Initiative (GPICC) until March 2025.“This grant provides the city funding to help employers and service providers effectively integrate newcomers into our community,” said Angela Sutherland, director […]
While the Grande Prairie Fire Department (GPFD) is seeing an increase in medical calls, its 911 service is grappling with delays in secondary call processing to other first responders organizations. “We are now seeing a trend where the fire department is being relied on more often for EMS delivery, and this reliance is starting to impact […]
Textile Tales, the latest exhibit at the Grande Prairie Museum, opened to the public on Saturday. The exhibit showcases some of the best textiles in the museum's collection, including quilts, blankets, clothing, fine needle works and crocheted items. “We often hear about the hardships of pioneer life, but it didn't stop them from making sure they had […]
The province announced $2.1 million to support women’s shelters, homeless shelters, and private non-profit housing. In Grande Prairie, the Wapiti Dorm Society is receiving $130,000 of that funding to upgrade the bathrooms on the main floor of Wapiti House.“It will go to good use and promote some cleaner, safer bathrooms,” said Kathy Lambert, Wapiti House executive […]
The Grande Spirit Foundation (GSF) says it would like to begin constructing affordable housing in the Smith neighbourhood in Grande Prairie as soon as possible.GSF is looking to build two buildings with 160 units on the Smith lands. “There are 558 approved applicants on our waiting list for some type of affordable housing,” said Judy Kokotilo-Bekkerus, […]