The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie (AGGP) will be temporarily relocated during building work on the Montrose Cultural Centre (MCC) for most of 2026. The gallery will be delivering programming out of the Grande Prairie Museum and its permanent collection of over 850 artworks will be stored at South Peace Regional Archives. “We're really going […]
A Grande Prairie local is seeking the support of local municipalities and Legions to bring the Canadian Military reserves back to the city. In September 2023, Lt.-Col. Christopher Barr, commanding officer of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, said the military was looking at Grande Prairie as a possible place to reestablish its primary reserves. “We've had […]
Peace region residents are paying up to five times more for their electricity than fellow Albertans and the City of Grande Prairie is championing efforts to change that. The city is pushing the province for a review of its electricity distribution regulations, asking for an equalization model that would eliminate the disparity in pricing across […]
From a single T-bar lift powered by a Ford engine ferrying a few hundred skiers up a single run, Nitehawk has evolved into a year-round recreation site. The beginner slope was carved out of the southern banks of the Wapiti River and opened for business in 1960 by the Grande Prairie Ski Club. The club […]
A Grande Prairie couple is developing an app to support parents with neurodivergent children, connecting them with other parents and service providers. MJ Squared is currently in development, but the couple is already helping shape local events and businesses to become more neurodivergent-friendly. “We have felt isolated in many cases because there has been no […]
Northern MLAs are coming together to seek changes to the proposed electoral divisions from the Electoral Boundaries Commission. The proposed boundaries would involve the resizing of electoral divisions, including the merger of Saddle Hills County with the Grande Prairie-Wapiti riding, and the removal of the Lesser Slave Lake riding. “If these factors are not considered […]
