Anne Santos and mom Lucel were all smiles after bringing the family down to the annual Pumpkin Fest on Westside Dr. in Grande Prairie Oct. 17. Organized by Team Warkentin Real Estate, there were hot drinks, games for the kids, professional photos and an unmistakably fall motif with pumpkins galore. Patrons were also able to […]
While the big question about remaining in Canada was answered quite definitely on Oct. 19, with three quarters of Alberta voters voting to stay, votes on the other nine questions are still within just a few percentage points of each other as counting continues. Provincially, as of Wednesday morning 75.28 per cent voted to stay, […]
A new mixed-income housing development in Grande Prairie proposed by Treaty 8 Sovereign Nations could see up to 63 units built just off Park Rd. directly northwest of the Keyera Centre. The project is conceptual at this point, according to Treaty 8 First Nations Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi, who paid a visit to city council’s […]
Sexsmith’s Regional Stormwater Implementation Plan project is one step closer to getting underway after town council awarded the tender for the project at its last meeting. Town council accepted the recommendation from administration to award the contract to McElhanney Ltd. for its bid of $196,350 — one of two bids that came in, which were […]
Fairview College is back up and running after the community rallied to keep the beloved institution open. Premier Danielle Smith and hundreds of people attended the college’s grand opening on Aug. 26, and classes have been underway since September. “The campus, I believe, is really important because I think it's a major strategic institution and […]
The new Grande Prairie Technical Institute (GP Tech) is up and running, but the junior high school continues to be dogged by social media posts the school says are damaging its reputation. A widely shared anonymous Reddit post claimed “This ‘school’ is disorganized chaos and not ready to be instructing anyone's children. They don't have […]
Leadership around the County of Grande Prairie’s council table won’t see any changes in the coming year as the current reeve and deputy reeve both received votes of confidence from their peers as the council term moves into its second year. Division 1 councillor Amanda McDonald will remain reeve, while Division 9 councillor Bob Chrenek […]
A Grande Prairie teacher’s social media comments about residential schools compelled students to walk out of class Tuesday, saying they shouldn’t be taught by someone who “demonstrates such a lack of education.” Students from St. John Paul II Catholic School walked out of class Tuesday afternoon as a form of protest, calling for some kind […]
