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GSF battles inflation as cost rise

November 30, 2023
The Grande Spirit Foundation (GSF) has a $3.894 million deficit due to rising costs and inflation, according to board member and city Coun. Chris Thiessen. “That's just the cost of doing business status quo,” he said. Another reason for the deficit is that GSF has begun an amortization requisition, which looks at the depreciation of […]

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Veterans helping veterans

November 30, 2023
The Veterans Association Food Bank started operating in the City of Grande Prairie in May to help local veterans. Since they began operations, more than 20 veterans have been assisted. “What we do is veterans helping veterans, and it gives the receiver a sense of purpose as well because they want to give back,” said […]

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WANTED: Nominations of extraordinary Peace Country women 

November 30, 2023
Four extraordinary local women will be featured in a mural in downtown Grande Prairie in the new year.  The mural will be placed on the back of Victoria’s Attic building on 100 Ave., and the store is accepting nominations from the public for who should be highlighted.  “I started thinking of women that have helped […]

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Calling all authors: The Collins Writing Contest returns 

November 30, 2023
The Grande Prairie Public Library is calling all authors in the region for its annual Collins Writing Contest, which has authors from grade 1 to adults writing stories under a single theme.  This year, the writers will tackle the theme of memories.  “We’re actually going into the 36th year of the contest, but we are […]

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Salvation Army Kettles bells ring as need increases

November 23, 2023
Bells rang as the Salvation Army kicked off its kettle campaign for 2023 as the organization looks to raise $650,000, a $50,000 increase from last year. Captain Peter Kim, Grande Prairie Salvation Army executive director, says this year about 9,200 individuals are accessing the food bank. He expects the number to grow to more than […]

City commits $500,000 to Maskwa Medical Centre

November 23, 2023
An innovative concept around medical care in Grande Prairie has received a $500,000 boost from the City of Grande Prairie.  During the city’s budget deliberations, council allocated the funds to Maskwa Medical Centre from its Strategic Initiative fund on Nov. 17.  Maskwa asked the city for the funds so it could begin designing and engineering […]

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Recognize, Empathize, Ask, and Listen: IMPACT brings online seminars to Grande Prairie

November 23, 2023
An online seminar helping to learn how to support victims of domestic violence is now available in Grande Prairie. Real Talk, an online resource based out of the Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society in Calgary, has partnered with IMPACT Grande Prairie, a network of local service providers dedicated to spreading awareness of domestic violence. IMPACT […]

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