In the 1994 National Sports of Canada Act, lacrosse was named Canada’s national summer sport, alongside ice hockey as the country’s national winter sport. It’s one that’ll be sticking around in the County of Grande Prairie after being shuttered in the city. The Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association will be staging a season of youth lacrosse […]
Plans for an RCMP detachment in Clairmont are still in the early stages, according to the County of Grande Prairie. “We're still in the development phase in regards to building configuration and needs,” said Darryl Martin, county director of community services. He said finalizations have not been made, including a specific location for the detachment […]
City transit users will see an extension in service times within the next few months. On Monday, city council approved extending the current operating hours for transit to 11 p.m. on Monday to Saturday and starting earlier on Sundays. The new hours are expected to go into effect in May or June. “Council was eager […]
Grade 9 classes will be closed at St. Mary’s Catholic School in the coming school year, but principal Laura Houle-Tapson said the Sexsmith school will be no less viable. As of September, Grade 9 students will be bussed to St. John Paul II Catholic School on the north side of Grande Prairie. Based on enrolment […]
The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s (AGGP) latest exhibition, The Euphrates Storyteller, explores the life of artist Aboud Salman. Salman is a refugee from Syria; he was forced to leave his home in Al Mayadin in 2012 when ISIS took control of his town. An established artist and art teacher in Syria, Salman has displayed […]