The Children's Festival could be returning to Grande Prairie next year. Additionally, the city will also be adding and expanding events, such as a Stompede Pancake Breakfast and enhancing cultural engagement during its Heritage Day event. “During the 2025 budget deliberations, administration conducted a review of the city's event calendar and community feedback to identify […]
Tensions were high at a public information session hosted by the developer of a proposed $5 million tourism operation southwest of the city near the Wapiti River April 22. About 80 residents expressed their frustrations at the meeting at the Dimsdale Hall hosted by Brian Bildson, who is leading the project. Northern Roots Lodge would […]
This year has seen two new initiatives held by Saddle Hills County to support education in the region. On April 8, Saddle Hills County moved to provide a one-time grant of $112,500 to Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) to hire a staff member for mental health support. Saddle Hills County Reeve Kristen Smith said […]
A training event outside the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital had Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) students and professionals working side-by-side in a mass casualty simulation on April 24. Actors with various injuries cried out in pain as crew from the Grande Prairie Fire Department arrived on the scene of a school bus that had been hit by […]