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The second annual Experience Grande Prairie event celebrating the end of the summer took place in downtown Grande Prairie on Friday.  The block party-style event included a free outdoor concert, roaming entertainment, food trucks and vendors. “The city is excited to welcome the community to the heart of the city for the return of Experience […]

It pays to be squared at the Centre for Creative Arts (CFCA). This year is the gallery’s 10th year of Art Squared, its annual silent auction fundraiser, where artists across the Peace region donate their square 16x16 creations. “We’ve got pieces by so many great artists,” said Kiren Niki Sangra, CFCA curator. Kiren Niki Sangra, curator, sets up […]

Sexsmith mayor Kate Potter and Wembley coun. Anna Underwood have been travelling the province, looking for the hidden gems in Alberta municipalities as the MuniciPals.In August, the two set off on a trip in an electric car to visit and record some communities for social media, visiting Lacombe, Caroline, Edson, Barrhead and Calmar.At each community, […]

Kathleen “Kay” Shannon was a dedicated member of the Sexsmith community.Whenever she had the time, she was curling at the local rink or lending a hand to the Lutheran Church and the library.In the memories of her son, Kelly Shannon, she was a dedicated, hardworking wife, and a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.Kay passed […]

The City of Grande Prairie and the County of Grande Prairie are applying for grants that will expand wildfire safety strategies. The city is applying for two grants, and the county is applying for one, through the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA). “One of those grants will be for vegetation management to clean […]