Planning for the Second Annual Celebrating Diversity event at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is underway. The event is an opportunity for local cultural groups to gather and display their culture’s dancing, beliefs and clothing on the stage at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre.“It’s going to be amazing,” said Theresa Gladue, NWP Elder-in-Residence.Hindu Society performance at […]
Northwestern Polytechnic is now accepting applications for its first class of primary care paramedics (PCP) students this fall.The program was announced last April, with the province saying it was contributing $368,587 for the PCP certificate.“This immersive program is a welcome addition to our growing health education footprint in the region," said Dr. Vanessa Sheane, NWP […]
City council will re-ignite a discussion of a new performing arts centre later this month. Coun. Grant Berg noted the need for a dedicated performing arts centre after the approval of the city’s Recreation and Culture Strategy on Jan. 29.“I was so excited back in 2010 when a report came out that Grande Prairie was due […]
Saturday marked a historic day for the region as Mayor Jackie Clayton and Reeve Bob Marshall proclaimed February Black History Month in the city and county of Grande Prairie.The proclamation is the first time the municipalities have declared Black History Month. “It's historic; it's really exciting to have this happen,” said Sheila Halushka, organizer of some […]
The County of Grande Prairie and Saddle Hills County have gone batty with their support of one wildlife initiative.Since late 2015, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada Alberta Community Bat Program has been working to shift public opinion towards our local flying friends.Program co-ordinator Cory Olson said the initiative started with the objective of preparing […]
Seven local swimmers have their eyes focused on the upcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris. The Grande Prairie Piranhas announced that Marissa Laurin, Mikayla Laurin, Dominic Kweicien, Oliver Dawson, Marley Monsen, Hudson Frayn and Jessie Carlson will be competing in Toronto to join Canada’s Olympic swim team. “We are a medium-sized team in Alberta, and we punch well […]
For generations, the Hawkes-Johnson family has farmed in the Teepee Creek area.Today, three generations farm and raise cattle on the property, running a cow/calf operation with an average of 250 heads of cattle, in addition to hay land.It’s a big undertaking, and it takes a village, said Sherene Hawkes.“They always say it takes a village […]
The County of Grande Prairie is fronting expenses for approved ratepayers while they wait for relief from the Alberta Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) for the Dunes West wildfire.According to County of Grande Prairie Transportation and Utilities General Manager Ryan Konowalyk, approximately five submissions out of the 42 that have been submitted to DRP have been […]
An additional 60 seats will be added to the power engineering and instrumentation programs at Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) with an $11.3 million upgrade from the province. It is expected the power engineering and instrumentation labs at NWP will expand the school's current offerings by 2026. “There's a high demand for the expertise of skilled tradespeople,” said Minister […]