The County of Grande Prairie is asking residents for input on the future of its electoral boundaries this month. The province is requiring the county to review its electoral division boundaries before the 2025 municipal election to determine if there is a population imbalance among divisions after it absorbed the Village of Hythe which was […]
Local residents brought their concerns directly to the Premier Danielle Smith on Friday at a town hall event hosted by the United Conservative Party. Separation, disability funding, education, utility bills, and homelessness were key issues. “What practical reason exists to stay within Canada?” was one of the first questions asked of Smith. She spoke about […]
A local dental hygienist is giving back to the community by offering her services free of charge to those who need them on June 28. Meg Kreutziger, a dental hygienist and owner of To The Root Dental Hygiene, has been offering an annual free service day for about the past six years since she opened […]
Despite soaked socks and rainy days, Savanna School high school students proved their mettle and faced the elements on the school’s annual canoe trip down the Peace River. Ten outdoor education students paddled more than 80 km on the trip, launching from Clayhurst, B.C. on Thursday, June 12, with plans to reach Dunvegan by the […]
As wildfires become a common part of the summer landscape, the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s latest exhibit explores fire through the perspectives of two artists. Fire Season, the latest exhibit at the AGGP,explores wildfires through Robert Guest’s paintings and Megan Green’s work, which reflects on the 2016 Horse River Wildfire that led to the […]
Eighty metal tulips will be planted at the Veterans Memorial Gardens in Grande Prairie this week to commemorate the 80-year anniversary of the 1945 Liberation of the Netherlands. It’s part of a cceremony set to take place at the gardens on June 28. “Every year, we choose one major event to commemorate,” said Veterans Memorial […]
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 […]
