From a single T-bar lift powered by a Ford engine ferrying a few hundred skiers up a single run, Nitehawk has evolved into a year-round recreation site. The beginner slope was carved out of the southern banks of the Wapiti River and opened for business in 1960 by the Grande Prairie Ski Club. The club […]
A Grande Prairie couple is developing an app to support parents with neurodivergent children, connecting them with other parents and service providers. MJ Squared is currently in development, but the couple is already helping shape local events and businesses to become more neurodivergent-friendly. “We have felt isolated in many cases because there has been no […]
City of Grande Prairie council is welcoming two new councillors to the chambers after the Oct. 20 election. The News spoke with newly elected Jena Flach days after the election. “It's just cool because it's been a dream, so it's crazy that I'm here,” she said. Flach says the reason for running for the city […]
Northern MLAs are coming together to seek changes to the proposed electoral divisions from the Electoral Boundaries Commission. The proposed boundaries would involve the resizing of electoral divisions, including the merger of Saddle Hills County with the Grande Prairie-Wapiti riding, and the removal of the Lesser Slave Lake riding. “If these factors are not considered […]
Two of Alberta’s remaining southern mountain caribou populations will be put at risk of local extinction if the province’s management plan for the Upper Smoky area goes ahead, says the Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA). The area is south of Grande Prairie in the Kakwa Wildland Park and includes about half of the Willmore Wilderness Park. […]
First-year students in the Veterinary Technology program at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) Fairview campus are “devastated” by the announcement of the campus closure. Twenty-eight students started the two-year diploma program just two months ago, and learned of the closure at the same time media releases went out around 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29. NWP said it is […]
For about 75 years, the Grande Prairie Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion has raised funds supporting the community and its local Legion. The fundraisers included the once-popular Poppy Tea and themed dinners, such as Hawaiian night, and fashion shows with funds going to a variety of community groups, including minor sports leagues, the […]
In August of 1944, after returning from a mission to bomb a vehicle factory in Rüsselsheim, Germany, a Canadian Lancaster plane with a crew of nine Royal Air Force (RAF) airmen was shot down. Seven crewmen would perish; one would escape and be taken prisoner. This was tailgunner Daniel “Danny” Rycroft of Spirit River. The […]
