Bilyana Coburn spoke to Grande Prairie city council last Monday (Oct. 17), looking for support in her efforts to collect donations for Ukraine.Coburn, a teacher at St. Catherine Cathollic School, ran a similar campaign there at Easter, where she collected funds and donations that were then given to people in Novyi Yarychiv, Ukraine, west of […]
The Grande Prairie Public Library is hosting an anonymous art show and sale, with proceeds to be split between the artists and the library.Some of the artists have committed to donating their portion of the funds raised to the library, said Clayton Tiro-Burns, GPPL teen and new adult librarian.“There are a few well-known local artists,” […]
Visitors and motorists through downtown Grande Prairie will be seeing new signs by the end of the month.Some $320,000 has been invested in the signage upgrade, the Grande Prairie Downtown Association (GPDA) last Thursday (Oct. 20).The former Welcome to Grande Prairie signage will be replaced with City Centre branding which will feature an outline of […]
The City of Grande Prairie is facing a food crisis, reports the Salvation Army, citing increasing demands on the food bank and community kitchen.“We have 19 per cent of individuals who have access the food bank in 2021,” said Captain Peter Kim, Grande Prairie Salvation Army executive director.Captain Peter Kim, Grande Prairie Salvation Army executive […]
Grande Prairie RCMP officer Damien Lessard-Jomphe has been charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm.The decision comes from the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) after an investigation into an incident on April 24, 2021, where a marked RCMP vehicle collided with a 28-year-old cyclist in the area of 107 Ave. and […]