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As wildfires become a common part of the summer landscape, the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s latest exhibit explores fire through the perspectives of two artists.  Fire Season, the latest exhibit at the AGGP,explores wildfires through Robert Guest’s paintings and Megan Green’s work, which reflects on the 2016 Horse River Wildfire that led to the […]

The MD of Spirit River has closed its council chambers to the public after receiving threats to its staff and councillors. “This is a temporary measure to deal with threats made against staff and council,” said Dan Dibbelt, MD of Spirit River Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).  He said a gallery is set up at the […]

Eighty metal tulips will be planted at the Veterans Memorial Gardens in Grande Prairie this week to commemorate the 80-year anniversary of the 1945 Liberation of the Netherlands. It’s part of a cceremony set to take place at the gardens on June 28. “Every year, we choose one major event to commemorate,” said Veterans Memorial […]

Drums of the Crazy Creek Singers, left, were loud along with their voices during the Grande Prairie Traditional Pow Wow at Evergreen Park on Friday, June 20.  The Pow Wow ran from Friday to Sunday and included hand games, tattoo booths and an indigenous market. Saturday was also National Indigenous Peoples Day.

A new program geared at assisting businesses with replacing vandalized windows may be coming to the city.  On June 10, the public and protective services committee directed administration to develop a pilot program and a budget for a vandalism recovery program. ”I’ve heard a lot from our community recently in regards to broken windows; every […]