Grande Prairie has tagged $80,000 toward a one-year pilot program to address vandalism for city businesses. City council approved funds on Feb. 17 for the Vandalism Recovery & Prevention Grant Pilot Program to support eligible businesses impacted by vandalism and to encourage practical prevention measures. “Vandalism has real impacts on local businesses and on the […]
Locals came out to Saskatoon Lake Community Hall for a Family Day pancake breakfast on Monday. Games were also available to play for some family fun time. Locals dish up a pancake breakfast. (Photo by Austin Payeur) Mike and Mariya Forrest, 9, enjoy their breakfast. (Photo by Austin Payeur) Jessica and Sawyer Blake, 3, pose […]
Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT) is looking for a new home to house props and furniture used in its productions. For years, those have made their home in the Wyvern Building, a 200 sq m storage building on 102 St. The city-owned building is a concern for theatre board members structurally. They believe that the […]
The recall campaign for Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck reached the finish line this week with about 1,000 signatures on the petition, campaign lead Casey Klein told the News Tuesday. The results are well short of the 9,427 signatures required by Feb. 19 but Klein said organizers “understood from the beginning that the recall process […]
A meal at the Kitt family farm saw the table laid out with a pea shoot salad and bison tenderloin raised on their organic farm in Goodfare. On the side, fluffy rice cooked in broth from farm-raised broiler hens. Safe to say that food is the focus of the Kitt family farm’s operations. It’s a […]
Sunday saw skiers of all ages take to the Wapiti Nordic Ski Club south of Grande Prairie for the annual Wapiti Loppet. Cross-country skiers could sign up for the loppet and challenge themselves to see how far they can ski. Jeron helped Lucy, 6, stomp into her skis ahead of the untimed fun race. (Photo […]
A pedestrian walkway under the Hwy. 40 bridge over the Wapiti River south of the city is the latest step toward a future system of trails from Clairmont to O’Brien Park. Completed last fall, the 150-m pedestrian bridge is part of a much larger project that saw the twinning of 19 km of highway and […]
