The Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta is looking for funds for its 2023 Vital Signs report.Vital Signs, which gives insights into the community, reports on “how we're doing as a region by measuring community well-being in 11 different issue areas, so things like education, economy, recreation, culture and health, to name a few,” said Laura […]
Daycares in Grande Prairie are one step closer to operating around the clock. Council amended a bylaw last Monday (Oct. 31), which will allow the operating hours of daycares to be increased per the province’s new legislation (Bill 39).“It's a great opportunity,” said Jackie Clayton, city mayor.“We know as a council that we've heard from organizations […]
After almost six years of groundwork, the Blossoming Garden of Hope is open to the public.The garden gives grieving families a place in the city to mourn and remember their children.A family of geese, two teddy bears holding a heart are among the sculptures here; positive messages are shared on benches along the walking path […]
The first snowfall has come, and many more are expected as winter settles into the South Peace.Snow removal preparations are in place in the City of Grande Prairie, according to a news release.The city will see a few new changes in its removal logistics this year. Residential neighbourhoods will continue to receive snow clearing in a […]
Bilyana Coburn spoke to Grande Prairie city council last Monday (Oct. 17), looking for support in her efforts to collect donations for Ukraine.Coburn, a teacher at St. Catherine Cathollic School, ran a similar campaign there at Easter, where she collected funds and donations that were then given to people in Novyi Yarychiv, Ukraine, west of […]
The Grande Prairie Public Library is hosting an anonymous art show and sale, with proceeds to be split between the artists and the library.Some of the artists have committed to donating their portion of the funds raised to the library, said Clayton Tiro-Burns, GPPL teen and new adult librarian.“There are a few well-known local artists,” […]
Visitors and motorists through downtown Grande Prairie will be seeing new signs by the end of the month.Some $320,000 has been invested in the signage upgrade, the Grande Prairie Downtown Association (GPDA) last Thursday (Oct. 20).The former Welcome to Grande Prairie signage will be replaced with City Centre branding which will feature an outline of […]
The City of Grande Prairie is facing a food crisis, reports the Salvation Army, citing increasing demands on the food bank and community kitchen.“We have 19 per cent of individuals who have access the food bank in 2021,” said Captain Peter Kim, Grande Prairie Salvation Army executive director.Captain Peter Kim, Grande Prairie Salvation Army executive […]
Grande Prairie RCMP officer Damien Lessard-Jomphe has been charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm.The decision comes from the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) after an investigation into an incident on April 24, 2021, where a marked RCMP vehicle collided with a 28-year-old cyclist in the area of 107 Ave. and […]