Indigenous people who attended residential schools were honoured and remembered at the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation event on Monday in Grande Prairie.A large crowd at the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Muskoseepi Park in Grande Prairie, Alta. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Boily)Events across the region were set […]
City council will be advocating to the province for additional funding with the hopes of returning local EMS service levels to what they were before Alberta Health Services (AHS) took over their delivery.If the additional funding is granted, the Grande Prairie Fire Department (GPFD) would implement a Fire Paramedic Response Unit that would include an […]
The demolition of a former church in Hythe will cost more than the county expected after asbestos was discovered in the building. The cost for demolition is expected to be about $99,000; that is $56,000 more than initially budgeted. “We did have an asbestos sample taken on the building, and it was confirmed to contain asbestos; as […]
The Fall Fair was hosted by the Wembley & District Agricultural Society, and also included a pancake breakfast, face painting, a kids bouncy obstacle course and a parade.Broden Hiltz, 6, left, raced Kelty Maclean, 10, during the box car races. (Photo by Jesse Boily)Roman Levesque, 3, and his brother Mason, 2, were busy petting all […]
The National Bee Diagnostic Centre (NBDC) in Beaverlodge is receiving funding to develop sugar and botanical testing services with the hope to increase the sales of Canadian honey in national and international markets. Northwestern Polytechnic will receive more than $390,000 to create a Canadian honey authentication system.“Not only will we be testing for quality, we will […]
Local historian David W. Leonard is releasing a book that gives a glimpse of the Peace Country through many unpublished photos just before a large scale of settlers arrived in the area. New Rivers of the North Revisited includes excerpts from the original 1912 book New Rivers of the North by Hulbert Footner, who documented his […]
The City of Grande Prairie will host an initiative at the Eastlink Centre that hopes to address the national lifeguard shortage by offering subsidized certifications and employment opportunities.The National Safe Swimming Recovery Program (NSSRP) is open to individuals in the region aged 15 to 30. “We’re extremely excited that Grande Prairie was selected as a host […]
The next Grande Prairie Traditional Pow Wow may change venues as a delegation told County of Grande Prairie council that it would like its 2025 event to be at Evergreen Park.For the last two years, the pow wow has been hosted at Bonnetts Energy Centre but organizers say they need more room for people to […]
