Six recruits from the first Grande Prairie Police Service (GPPS) graduating class have joined the Grande Prairie RCMP where they will commence an on-the-job field coaching program delivered by three experienced GPPS officers. This brings the total complement of GPPS officers assigned to the RCMP detachment to 13. “We look forward to having these new […]
Starting Nov. 1, 2026, Alberta became the first province in Canada to allow optometrists with extra training to perform minor surgical and laser procedures in their offices. Optometrists will now be allowed to remove benign skin lesions, treat styes, and perform some laser procedures. But eye surgeons from the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS), the Eye […]
On a weekday afternoon in a small unit on 84 Ave., the shelves are stocked, the coffee is on and a veteran is painting the walls. The Veterans Association Food Bank in Grande Prairie provides food to about 38 families of veterans every month. Veterans run it, for veterans. “It’s veterans helping veterans,” said Manager […]
Big sister Harlow Boyne gives her baby sister Hollin a cuddle at the Halloween event at the Montrose Cultural Centre on Oct. 31. The bee sisters earned some hardware in the event sponsored by the Grande Prairie Downtown Association with the City of Grande Prairie.
The Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves women's hockey team is having an impressive debut, besting the Medicine Hat College Rattlers 3–1 on Oct. 30 at Design Works Centre. This squad is new to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference women's hockey league this season. Captain Jill MacWilliam (No. 6), Hudson Lamb (No. 10) and Paige Cheek (No. 18) […]
If you didn’t know it was coming, Grande Prairie’s transition to a new police service may have passed you by, but residents will likely soon start noticing some of the changes that come along with a dedicated municipal police force. It is a new day in the city on the law enforcement front as the […]
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 […]
