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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
More mental health supports are now available to South Peace youth with the addition of walk-in mental health services in the city. Alberta Health Services announced on Thursday (Jan. 19) that the service will provide assessments, single sessions with a child and youth addiction and mental health therapist, and parental support, and referrals to additional […]