The Canadian Mental Health Association Northwestern Alberta (CMHA) received over $65,000 from fundraisers last weekend. The Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) brought in $35,000 last Saturday (Feb. 25), while later in the evening, the Grande Prairie Storm hosted Lift the Mask night, where Connor Mackenzie presented a cheque for the money raised to date […]
After hosting delegations throughout the day and into the evening, city council decided in the early morning hours of Tuesday it will be replacing the RCMP with its own municipal police service. At Monday’s regular council meeting, chambers were packed, filled mainly with people opposing a municipal police service. The debate went on late into […]
Elsa Robinson identifies first as an artist and she is proud to emphasize that. “I wanted to get my art into community,” said Robinson. She started by putting her art on t-shirts and selling them at farmer's markets but has since gone to displaying it across the province. A multidisciplinary artist Robinson is displaying her […]
The province has allocated grants totalling more than $700,000 to programs that support the safety and well-being of indigenous women in the province and Grande Prairie. The Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association (ANFCA) is receiving $150,000 to be distributed among four of its members: The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre, Nistawoyou Friendship Centre in Fort McMurray, […]
The province says it will commit $9.7 million to the City of Grande Prairie if it moves forward with a municipal police service. Funds are meant to help transition from the RCMP contract policing currently in use. The announcement comes one day after city councillors contemplated the move during a special Committee of the Whole […]
Grande Prairie city council is currently mulling over what one councillor describes as the “biggest decision” council may ever make. Last Tuesday at a Committee of the Whole meeting, city councillors reviewed the Policing Transition Report (PTR) which, if adopted, would see the city replacing the RCMP with its own municipal police service. Grande Prairie […]
Citizens of Grande Prairie will be seeing more areas with native plant growth after city council adopted the Boulevard Naturalization pilot project at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. The pilot project would naturalize 13 hectares of arterial boulevard areas by ceasing mowing and allowing the land to return to a more natural state. “The best way […]
The South Peace region is doing better than some other Alberta locales when it comes to wait times for counselling services for sexual assault survivors. Still, survivors here are looking at a four-month wait time; in other parts of the province, it's more than a year. The Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS) says […]
For the past 30 years, Kathleen Turner has been working to help her neighbours via her role with the County of Grande Prairie. As director of the county’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) department, Turner has built a legacy over her long tenure. But it was a job prior to her employment with the […]
A Recreation and Culture Strategy was given to the city’s Public & Protective Services Committee on Feb. 14. The committee decided that updates were needed before it was brought to city council for adoption. Mayor Jackie Clayton said the median household income and the median age needed to be updated. “I really appreciate this report […]