The lights are up for a film festival to take place at the Grande Prairie Live Theatre (GPLT) this summer. The Peace Region Independent Media Arts Association (PRIMAA) Summer Film Festival June brings local filmmaking to the screen June 21. The festival will feature three films made during the annual Frantic48 Festival, which took place […]
Some Cedar Point residents in Grande Prairie have been told they need to find new places to live by the end of year. “Knowing that we’re getting thrown out, there’s no plan, there’s nothing in place to help, that’s what really hurts everyone in here,” said a Cedar Point resident who asked not to be […]
Anne Santos and mom Lucel were all smiles after bringing the family down to the annual Pumpkin Fest on Westside Dr. in Grande Prairie Oct. 17. Organized by Team Warkentin Real Estate, there were hot drinks, games for the kids, professional photos and an unmistakably fall motif with pumpkins galore. Patrons were also able to […]
While the big question about remaining in Canada was answered quite definitely on Oct. 19, with three quarters of Alberta voters voting to stay, votes on the other nine questions are still within just a few percentage points of each other as counting continues. Provincially, as of Wednesday morning 75.28 per cent voted to stay, […]
A new mixed-income housing development in Grande Prairie proposed by Treaty 8 Sovereign Nations could see up to 63 units built just off Park Rd. directly northwest of the Keyera Centre. The project is conceptual at this point, according to Treaty 8 First Nations Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi, who paid a visit to city council’s […]
The new Grande Prairie Technical Institute (GP Tech) is up and running, but the junior high school continues to be dogged by social media posts the school says are damaging its reputation. A widely shared anonymous Reddit post claimed “This ‘school’ is disorganized chaos and not ready to be instructing anyone's children. They don't have […]
A Grande Prairie teacher’s social media comments about residential schools compelled students to walk out of class Tuesday, saying they shouldn’t be taught by someone who “demonstrates such a lack of education.” Students from St. John Paul II Catholic School walked out of class Tuesday afternoon as a form of protest, calling for some kind […]
Grande Prairie residents can expect a few “significant” changes to snow removal operations this winter with the passage of amendments to the city’s snow and ice control policy. City council and administration had a lengthy discussion at the Oct. 5 regular meeting about Policy 606 – Snow and Ice Control and adopted specific changes that […]
