Sharnelle and Sean Mauleon had some fun at the Aquatera Outdoor Pool in Muskoseepi Park last Friday. The Here Comes Summer event was hosted by the City of Grande Prairie. Photo by Austin Payeur
Seventeen students of the Peace Region Girls Choir will be sending their voices to the Canada West Performing Arts Festival this July. Choir founder and conductor Rosanne Mayer said that this will mark the first time the Grande Prairie choir will be participating in the festival. “Each province has their local community music festival, and […]
Beaverlodge council moved to approve $200,000 to fund roof repairs at the community centre. Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Johnston said the town moved to expedite the funding after an assessment was made on the roof of the facility in May by Topside Consulting Ltd. “The focus was to evaluate the recreation roof, because we had […]
A Grande Prairie man was arrested last week and faces five charges in relation to two alleged attacks on Muskoseepi Trail in May. RCMP said June 11 they’ve charged 18-year-old Darius Dafoe with single counts of robbery; aggravated assault; assault causing bodily harm; and two charges of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, […]
Local United Conservative MLAs say they will follow the party line when they cast their votes in the Oct. 19 referendum. At the June 8 regular council meeting, Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe gave City of Grande Prairie council a rundown of some of the significant legislation that was […]
A formal complaint by citizens regarding a City of Grande Prairie councillor’s social media feed won’t result in formal action as there is no code of conduct currently in place. All municipal codes of conduct in Alberta were repealed more than a year ago. At its June 8 regular meeting, city council heard from residents […]
Families with students attending Valhalla Community School (VCS) will see their 2026-2027 school fees waived this fall. VCS made the announcement in late May after the school board made the decision due to increased costs of living of families in the area, VCS Superintendent Loriann Stienwand told the News. “We recognize that families continue to […]
A 13-year-old boy was charged with uttering threats last week after allegedly “threatening firearm-related violence towards students” at Sexsmith Secondary School. Clairmont RCMP said they received a complaint the night of June 4 and started their investigation by speaking with students at the school June 5, which led them to the youth who was interviewed […]
