The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre (GPFC) is temporarily closed after a fire on June 11. The centre is expected to remain closed to the public until further notice. “The fire department responded promptly and managed to contain the fire, preventing further damage to the building and neighbouring properties,” said the GPFC in a media release. The Grande Prairie […]
Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) announced two new diploma offerings from the School of Applied Science and Technology last week.University Biological Sciences and University Arts will become available to students in the fall. “Our Biological Sciences diploma provides an extremely versatile pathway that can lead directly into competitive pre-professional programs in healthcare and the sciences, including radiology, pharmacology, […]
On Saturday, local dignitaries and visitors from across the country gathered at the Veterans Memorial Gardens and Interpretive Centre to remember the Battle of Normandy and D-Day.This year marks the 80th anniversary of the campaign, which is touted as the beginning of the end of the Second World War. “Alberta played a significant role during D-Day […]
Some local municipalities are hitting the pause button on a program meant to attract workers looking for permanent residency status. Sexsmith, Wembley, Beaverlodge and the County of Grande Prairie formed a community partnership to receive designation under the Rural Renewal Stream in 2022.Now that the partnership is asking members to pause the program due to housing […]
City of Grande Prairie council approved an additional $17,000 for the Grande Prairie International Street Performers festival at its regular council meeting on June 3.The additional funds come after the festival also received about $14,000 via a city grant.“Due to changes in the revenue side of things, we had to use up our rainy day […]
The Town of Sexsmith is pitching a seniors housing project to the Grande Spirit Foundation (GSF). Council moved to make a formal request to the GSF at its regular meeting of council June 3. Sexsmith Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Rachel Wueschner said the town may considering donating land adjacent to the town-owned medical clinic and pharmacy building. “Seniors […]
Musical theatre will be hitting the stage at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre after an agreement was made between Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) and the Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT) last month. NWP will now host GPLT’s musical theatre event, held every two years, on its stage.“GPLT is extremely excited about this partnership,” said Rick […]
For almost 30 years, tourists as well as locals have taken the Rotary bus to learn more about the Grande Prairie area. The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie is hosting free bus tours this summer, sharing not only the area's history but also its contributions to the world. “We try to focus on a lot of key […]
Sexsmith’s annual Chautauqua Days event took place on June 1, inviting the community out for a day of fun and sunshine.A pancake breakfast at the Sexsmith Civic Centre kicked off the celebrations. (Photo by Austin Payeur)Walter Paszkowski also swung by the civic centre to have a pancake breakfast. (Photo by Austin Payeur)Crowds gathered on Main […]
Family members were invited down to Saints’ City on May 30 to get a taste of the past five months of entrepreneurship at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Sexsmith.The school’s MicroSociety has seen youth participate in student-run businesses and government since Jan. 18, with the election for the government held on Jan. 22.“It’s been really […]