Volunteers young and old are being asked to help their community by lending a hand to their local hospital.Volunteer resources co-ordinator Mavis Mintenko says that spare hands are needed at both the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) and the Queen Elizabeth II Ambulatory Care Centre.“We have a volunteer resources office at both locations in Grande […]
Vulnerable Fragments is the latest exhibit to open at the Centre for Creative Arts (CFCA), featuring more than 140 paintings in a mosaic image. Marty Johnson is the artist behind the show and designed it with the centre's space in mind.Marty Johnson, artist, at his show Vulnerable Fragments at the Centre for Creative Arts in Grande […]
Long-time Grande Prairie resident William Robert “Bob” Neufeld hosted his last ski lesson in March at the age of 92: Teaching his great-grandkids to ski.Four generations have skied under Bob’s watchful eye; with his passing on Dec. 2, instructors at Nitehawk Adventure Park say to this day they still feel Bob’s gaze watching over them.Bob […]
Local school boards ask that they be exempt from the city’s proposed stormwater utility has been denied.School board representatives were at last Tuesday’s (Jan. 16) Operational Services Committee meeting, seeking an exemption instead of a proposed grant program to alleviate costs.Though coun. Chris Thiessen made a motion to add kindergarten to Grade 8 schools to […]
Grande Prairie parkgoers may notice the addition of new signs this spring. The city is installing 12 signs at the entrance and exits of Crystal Lake Park and 37 along the Muskoseepi Park trail system that will remind users of proper bicycle etiquette.The cost of the signage is approximately $375 per sign at Crystal Lake and […]