For the past 40 years, the doors of the Grande Prairie Shorinryu Karate Club have been open to students both young and old. But more than karate skills, determination is the real thing that club owner Joe Alfonso said students learn on the mat. “The oldest student got his black belt was in his early […]
An exhibit at the Prairie Mall will be used as a reminder of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the price that its people have paid. Unissued Diplomas tells the story of 45 Ukrainian students killed since Russia began its full-scale invasion of the country in 2022. “There are already 100,000 victims of the war […]
The municipal election is beginning to shape up in the Grande Prairie region. Voters will be heading to the polls on Oct. 20 and recent provincial changes have added extra steps for potential candidates and voters. “There are a couple of new requirements and changes to the Local Authorities Elections Act that were a result […]
A new pilot program is extending the hours that alcohol is served at the Great Northern Casino in Grande Prairie. Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) began a trial run on July 1 at 12 select casinos in the province that would allow alcohol service at all times slot machines are operational. “Some facilities may […]
Saddle Hills County has joined the County of Grande Prairie as well as the MD of Greenview in declaring an agricultural disaster. Saddle Hills County council made the declaration July 22 due to the “severe nature of the ongoing drought conditions occurring throughout our region,” according to a media release. “We join other municipalities in […]
Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a fatal shooting by Grande Prairie RCMP earlier this month. The shooting happened in the early hours of July 19. ASIRT says on July 18 at 10:36 p.m., a peace officer was pulling over a vehicle when they noticed another vehicle being driven erratically, speeding away and […]
Six Sexsmith residents received thumbs up for their green thumbs this week. Isak Skjaveland, Angela Taylor, Darcy Potter, Cam and Chantel Palfy, Judy Jickling, and Lyndon and Marlene Wall are Communities in Bloom (CiB) Nominate your Neighbour Contest winners. Nominate your Neighbour offered residents a chance to nominate someone they knew with a yard or […]
A Grande Prairie local will be representing the city on the international stage during the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore in August. Natasha Evenson, 40, says she has been swimming since she was five years old. This is her first time travelling overseas for competition. “I've swum all my life, I've done provincials, I've […]
Wembley residents will soon have access to a second licensed daycare with the opening of the Early Explorers Child Development Centre (EECDC) on Aug. 5. EECDC executive director Tanya Skinner said the not-for-profit licensed daycare will offer care for up to 76 children from 12 months to 12 years from Monday to Friday from 6 […]