A recall petition for another Grande Prairie MLA has fallen short. According to campaign lead Deborah Harris, about 283 signatures (unofficial) were collected to recall Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe. The petition, which had a deadline of March 23, required 11,921 signatures. “Under Alberta’s rules, a campaign must collect signatures from 60 per cent of […]
He does tricks. He’s housebroken. He’s hypoallergenic. And for the past two months, the newest addition to the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation’s (GPRHF) therapeutic clowning program has been hard at work bringing comfort and distraction to young patients. In December, the GPRHF received $10,000 in funding through the Global Cellulose Fiber’s Giving Fund in […]
The Town of Fairview and northwestern Alberta heaved a collective sigh of relief Tuesday afternoon when the province announced the Northwestern Polytechnic campus there would survive. Northern Lakes College (NLC) will be the new post-secondary learning provider at the campus, currently operated by NWP which announced in October it would close the campus at the […]
Seventy-five young athletes from the South and Central Peace participated in the 2026 Arctic Winter Games March 8 to 15 as part of Team Alberta North, bringing home 39 gold knife-shaped “ulu” medals, 42 silver, and 47 bronze. The games, held in Whitehorse, saw teams from Alberta, Alaska, Greenland, Sápmi, the Northwest Territories, Nunavik, Nunavut […]
Grande Prairie city council has tabled a $75,000 funding request for the Grande Prairie Regional Airshow (GPRA) featuring the Canadian Forces Snowbirds this summer. During the March 2 city council meeting, the Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association (GPRTA) requested the funds through the 2026 Large Scale Tourism Grant Funding for the airshow at the Grande […]
From his perch, a princely figure surveys his territory. He is eight years old. He is a cat. His name is Jaws. Today he is wearing a spiffy little red tie. And at the Whiskers Cat Cafe in Grande Prairie, he has become a much-beloved king of the cafe. Cafe owner Angie Plante said that […]
Grande Prairie is aiming to enhance emergency services with faster deployments and increased co-operation between departments with a new $8.5 million Public Safety Communications Centre (PSCC). “The (PSCC) plays a significant role in localizing and streamlining emergency and public safety call intake and dispatch, improving response time and service delivery,” said Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie […]
The Sexsmith Wellness Coalition is reminding residents to check their trees to protect them from black knot fungus. Wellness co-ordinator Melody Sample said that the presence of the fungus has been an issue noted by council, public works and the Sexsmith Communities in Bloom committee. “Everyone has noted it between those three entities,” Sample said. […]
Dignitaries came for the unveiling of a memorial commemorating the 2nd Construction Battalion at the Veterans Memorial Gardens on Saturday as part of Black History Month. The battalion was the largest black unit in Canadian history. Retired Nigerian soldier Idris Adeola Omotunwase was the first to give a speech during the ceremonies. (Photo by Austin […]