Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) says it will continue work toward a new high school north of Grande Prairie even though funds were not included in this spring’s provincial budget. PWPSD was awarded funding for planning the new facility in 2023 but design funding was not included in the current budget. The division said […]
About $700,000 in provincial funding is missing for Grande Prairie area municipalities. Funding for water, wastewater and solid waste management is missing for the shareholders of Aquatera: the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie, and the towns of Sexsmith and Wembley. “Because we don't directly own it, we're not getting credit for it,” […]
Chocolate cake, laughs and the opera is what you can expect from Grande Prairie Opera’s Double the Opera performances later this month. Double the Opera will have two short operas, Bon Apetit and The Telephone, on May 24 and 25 in Grande Prairie. “We're doing something a little bit different,” said Chelsie Pall, founder of […]
Local municipalities are grappling with rising infrastructure costs and less cash from the province. The province is handing out about $4 million less to local municipalities in 2024 than it did in 2011. “If we had the same infrastructure funding as we had back in 2011, then that's a huge property tax decrease we could […]
Over 90 youths were part of the search for the next generation of Canadian Olympians in Grande Prairie on Monday. The RBC Training Ground at the Eastlink Centre was open for youths aged 14 to 25 to test their strength, power, endurance, and aerobic fitness. “It’s how we find and fund (future) Olympians,” said RBC […]
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 […]
