The Métis Local 1990 is asking city council to transfer the land of its current elders caring shelter to the group; the ask came during the Public and Protective Services Committee Meeting on June 20. The city leases the land to the group, but the lease expired in February 2023 and the Métis Local 1990 […]
There are 26 cemeteries within the County of Grande Prairie and a commitment by one man will ensure the stones marking those graves continue to stand. In May, Peace Country Historical Society president Ron Thoreson presented county council with a request for $3,500 for a cemetery marker preservation project. He said the funds would be […]
The Grande Prairie Police Service has found its new police chief after city council ratified the police commission's decision to hire Dwayne Lakusta for the role at Monday’s regular council meeting on July 10. Lakusta will begin the role of Grande Prairie’s first police chief on August 28. “It is a tremendous opportunity to lead […]
The annual summer festival will not go on this year at the McNaught Homestead, but work continues to help renovate and preserve the site. McNaught Homestead Preservation Society president Peter Martin said the festival will not go on this year due to renovations which will see a new foundation under the homestead house. To that […]