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February 22, 2024
The 2024 Alberta Winter Games took place over the Family Day weekend in the Grande Prairie region.  Grande Prairie (Zone 8) took home five gold, seven silvers and 15 bronze medals.  The Minister’s Cup and the Spirit of Sport award were given to the Peace country.  Zone 3 (Calgary) won the Alberta Cup winning 61 […]

Grande Prairie Museum embraces the areas spine-chilling stories

October 31, 2024

Grande Prairie Museum’s Heritage Village was transformed into an area of frights and scares this month.The Heritage Village Folktales Tours returned for its fifth year on the weekend of Oct. 18, which had readers and actors performing local scary stories.“The stories are pretty scary,” said Bethe Goldie, Generations Readers Theatre co-ordinator. Misha Albert read a story […]

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Saturday Night Dead

October 31, 2024
Some fear it. Some love it. Some simply don’t believe it. Whatever your stance may be, the Ouija board has been a staple of Halloween get-togethers, seances, and ghost stories of all kinds since the 19th century. For years, people have sought the Ouija’s wisdom to speak to the spirits of the dead, to prognosticate […]

PHOTOS: Tick or treat GP: Halloween Spooktacular

October 31, 2024
Grande Prairie’s downtown was flooded with trick or treaters during the Halloween Spooktacular on Saturday. The event by the city and Downtown Association had local businesses on 100 Ave. handing out candy while at Bonnetts Energy Centre there was a free lunch and activities.

New funds support dino museum major find

October 24, 2024
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum (PJCDM) will receive $250,000 to support the future display of the museum's most significant find.  The funds will come from Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), a federal government department meant to support business, innovation and community economic development in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Paleontologists from the museum recently unearthed […]

A space for women facing cancer; county to discuss future funding

October 24, 2024

Sorrentino’s Compassion House has provided a space in Edmonton for women receiving cancer treatments away from home, including a Teepee Creek local currently. County of Grande Prairie council will discuss granting $20,000 to the Compassion House Foundation annually for the next five years (2025-2029) at its upcoming budget deliberations in December. “Sorrentino’s Compassion House is the cutting […]

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Youth summit powerful and empowering: Grande Prairie Friendship Centre

October 24, 2024

Nearly 70 attendees made their way to the second annual Oskayak Youth Summit at the Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre Oct. 18-19.Hosted by the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre (GPFC), the summit was open to indigenous adults aged 18 to 30.“The energy was powerful and empowering,” said GPFC communications co-ordinator Sheila Moerkoert.“It was a bit small […]

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Accessible transit to remain in the county 

October 24, 2024

Accessible transit to the city for county residents is expected to continue with an agreement between the City of Grande Prairie and the County of Grande Prairie.The city is asking the county for $160,000 per year for the service, about a 6.6 per cent increase since 2020 when the county’s annual contribution was $150,000.“Currently, the […]

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