Grande Prairie News Archive

Drums of the Crazy Creek Singers, left, were loud along with their voices during the Grande Prairie Traditional Pow Wow at Evergreen Park on Friday, June 20.  The Pow Wow ran from Friday to Sunday and included hand games, tattoo booths and an indigenous market. Saturday was also National Indigenous Peoples Day.

A new program geared at assisting businesses with replacing vandalized windows may be coming to the city.  On June 10, the public and protective services committee directed administration to develop a pilot program and a budget for a vandalism recovery program. ”I’ve heard a lot from our community recently in regards to broken windows; every […]

The lights are up for a film festival to take place at the Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT) this summer. The Peace Region Independent Media Arts Association (PRIMAA) Summer Film Festival June brings local filmmaking to the screen June 21. The festival will feature three films made during the annual Frantic48 Festival, which took place […]

The cost of repairs to Bear Creek Dam has increased but the city says they need to be completed even though the future of the dam is uncertain.  The city will be gathering resident input until June 22 on the future of the dam. “Regardless of what we choose to do with any of the […]

Though evacuees have returned to their homes, the Kiskatinaw River remains out of control as of press time.  Residents in the area north of Twp Rd 710 to 740, east of the provincial border to Rge Rd 132, returned to their property June 13. As of press time, an evacuation alert for that area remains […]

Town & Country News has been recognized by the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) for its excellence in news and photography in 2024. Not a hospital: A complementary service to GPRH published July 4 by Austin Payeur was named Best Local News Story by the provincial association in 2024.    “Congrats to the newsroom for […]

Residents of Swanavon brought concerns about the feral rabbit population in their neighbourhood to city council on June 2. They are frustrated with the destruction that the rabbits have unleashed upon the neighbourhood.  “The rabbits are consuming plants, flowers, destroying lawns, gnawing on trees, creating holes in the ground, which poses a hazard and is […]

Nine days of hard work and planning on a La Glace farm last summer will take to the screen this month. Tough Love, the first feature-length film written, directed, and produced by Slave Lake filmmaker Sonja Jarrett, will see its premiere at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Theatre on June 18. Jarrett told the […]

Evergreen Park hosted an indigenous celebration at J.D.A. Racewayon Sunday, June 8. While the Indian relay races were the main event of the celebration there was also many indigenous vendors, drummers, and dancers at the event. The White Lightning Express team for won the Indian Relay Racing championship at the Indigenous Celebration. They will now […]

With summer around the corner, the crew at Camp Tamarack are preparing for a busy season. Camp Tamarack director Ken Belke said 2024 was a huge year for the campground. “Our growth was huge, and it continued to build,” he said. “Our school program just took off, we had schools participating from all over the […]