This weekend’s Farmers and Friends Bonspiel hopes to honour a pair of Sexsmith residents and community members.From Friday to Sunday, the bonspiel will see curling teams coming down to Sexsmith to play in the honour of Ray and Pat Sears, longtime members of the curling club.This weekends curling bonspiel has been named in honour of […]
Peace Wapiti Public School Divison (PWPSD) has added red light cameras to its buses, catching drivers who pass while the stop sign is extended. The division began installing cameras last June. “We do not have a lot of flybys (vehicles passing the bus with the red lights flashing), but they do happen, and the majority of those […]
The Neon Kitten is the latest show to arrive at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie (AGGP), featuring pieces from the Northwestern Polytechnic’s (NWP) permanent collection. As viewers walk into the exhibit, they enter a smaller room dedicated to life as a student, with art showcasing studying and learning, accompanied by quotes from students past and […]
Parents brought their concerns about class sizes to Grande Prairie Public School’s Dec. 13 regular trustee board meeting.Dustin Archibald, a concerned parent, said more than 50 per cent of the classes in GPPSD had over 24 students. He said the optimal size is approximately 18, according to his research.According to the Annual Class Size report […]
The Grande North Winter Festival returned last weekend and highlighted Grande Prairie as a winter city. Events across the city saw people of all ages engaged in a wide range of activities.Luke Haysey, 5, explores the snow maze during the Grande North Winter Festival at Montrose Cultural Centre in Grande Prairie, Alta. on Saturday, Jan. 14, […]