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A barbecue on Saturday was the first step for one neighbourhood to become FireSmart. West of the city, the neighbourhood of Sunnybrook has been working to become the county’s first FireSmart community through the FireSmart Neighbourhood Recognition Program (NRP). “We’re getting people to come together today and we’re going to start the process of making […]

The National Aboriginal Hockey Championship brought the region over 350 athletes and officials. "This elite sporting event marks a significant milestone as it lands in Alberta for the first time in its history,” said City of Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton. Hythe Regional School’s Grade 3 Cree Language students performed a hello song and the […]

Another step forward in ensuring better healthcare for northern Alberta was made in Grande Prairie on Friday, April 26.  The University of Alberta (U of A) and Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, formally uniting the institutions to bring physician training to Grande Prairie. “I refer to it as a transformational in both […]

North of Sexsmith on a stretch of dirt road, behind a copse of trees, lives a 90’s fashion icon. Neon coloured pants that sit loosely, or baggy, with their built in belt were once the hot item for campus life in Canada and became an icon of 90’s fashion at music festivals, and then the […]

The Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) is now offering nine new locally developed courses to its high school students.  The courses include options such as developmental psychology, journalism, introduction to artificial intelligence, and speech and debate. “The courses have to be approved by Alberta Education, and also approved by the school board for the […]