Grande Prairie News Archive

The 4th annual Grande Prairie Traditional Pow Wow was hosted at the  Bonnetts Energy Centre on Saturday and Sunday. It featured people attending from all over Canada including Treaty 6,7, and 8. It’s estimated that between 4,000 and 5,000 people attended the powwow over the weekend.  The grand entry on Saturday, left, was accompanied by […]

The Grande Prairie Storm has asked the city for more than $223,000 in concessions so the team can return to good financial standing.  The ask comes in three parts. The club wants the city to waive the cost of rink usage for youth hockey development (approximately $35,000) and the Bonnetts Energy Centre facility fee for […]

The Grande Prairie Public Library (GPPL) presented its proposed budget for 2024 that includes a 10 per cent increase in operational funding to bring the library back to pre-pandemic staffing levels. The library noted inflation has also led to the budget increase.  “In 2022, the library provided the people of Grande Prairie with close to […]

City council decided to accept a proposal that will see all streetlights move to ATCO’s jurisdiction to catch up on a backlog of needed repair. The decision came on Monday, June 26, during a regular council meeting.  “There's a significant financial consideration in the transition of the lights, and so changing the relationship and the […]

The federal government announced more than $9.4 million in funding to Grande Prairie and area organizations at Centre 2000 on Tuesday, June 27. The funding will go to 23 organizations including the County of Grande Prairie, Philip J. Currie Museum, Sagitawa Friendship Society in Peace River and the Town of High Level. The Prairies Economic […]

The 4th annual Grande Prairie Traditional Powwow will return this Saturday, June 24, after a small hiatus.  The powwow is a free event open to everyone in the community.  “Everyone's welcome at all the powwows, and all the nations want people to come in and check it out,” said Wendy Goulet, event co-ordinator and co-chair […]

City councillors are mulling over the future of city street lights.  A recent proposal from ATCO would see all the street lights in the city go into the company’s care. “Acceptance of this proposal will evenly distribute costs over the budget cycle (and) allow us to catch up on a backlog of repairs at a […]

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation (GPRHF) and the Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF) launched a campaign Saturday to raise $1.5 million to purchase a mobile mammogram clinic for North Zone.  The Aztec Engineering 5th Annual Ball hockey tournament and silent auction fundraiser raised over $66,000, with half of the funds going to 3D Children’s Society […]

The County of Grande Prairie has lifted all its fire restrictions as of 3 p.m. today (June 19). The county is urging residents to continue practicing extreme caution throughout the fire season.  The restrictions were removed due to the region's cooler temperatures and significant rainfall, removing the Fire Restriction placed on June 14. “Residents are […]

The County of Grande Prairie is removing its fire ban at 5 p.m. today (June 14).  The ban has been replaced with a fire restriction and is in place for the entire county, along with the towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith and Wembley. Recent and forecasted rainfall has allowed the ban to be moved to a restriction […]