The City of Grande Prairie is proud to celebrate Small Business Week, recognizing the significant contributions of local entrepreneurs to our community's economic vitality.
To mark the occasion, the Mayor, Council members, and the Invest Grande Prairie team are…
City of Grande Prairie snow clearing crews have been working through the night from Sunday, October 20, into Monday, October 21, responding to an early season snowfall.
The response includes sanders, plows, loaders and graders focusing on arterial roads. With slippery conditions…
The City of Grande Prairie advises residents that CN is set to replace a defective section of track at the 68 Avenue rail crossing between Resources Road and 92 Street.
To safely complete this work, all lanes, eastbound and westbound, will be closed overnight from October…
Aquatera crews are currently on site conducting emergency repairs and assessments following a water main break that occurred this morning at the southeast corner of 108 Avenue and 102 Street. The cause of the break has not yet been determined.
As a result of the break, Avondale…
On October 17, the City of Grande Prairie, in partnership with local organizations and educational institutions, hosted Opportunities for All: Tackling Poverty Together event in recognition of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The event highlighted the…
Starting Tuesday, October 15, the City of Grande Prairie is implementing a zipper merge on 100 Avenue to improve traffic flow during ongoing bridge work.
The change affects commuters traveling westward from the downtown core.
100 Avenue, a key westbound route, will shift…
The City of Grande Prairie’s annual fall and winter tree pruning program is now underway through the remainder of October until April of 2025.
City crews conduct elm pruning between October 1 and March 31 each year, aligning with the provincial elm pruning ban that extends from…
Portions of South Bear Creek trails in Grande Prairie are temporarily closing starting October 15, 2024, as part of the City of Grande Prairie’s ongoing FireSmart Vegetation Management work to mitigate wildfire risks.
The closures are essential to ensure public safety as…
Proclamations
Mayor Jackie Clayton proclaimed October 20-26 Small Business Week in Grande Prairie.
Our small business sector is one of the greatest strengths of our local economy and the City of Grande Prairie is proud to support our business owners and dedicated employees who…
On October 9, the City of Grande Prairie is taking part in a coordinated effort to measure homelessness across Alberta and Canada as part of the annual Everyone Counts: Point in Time (PiT) Count of homelessness.
The count tracks homelessness in many forms including people…
The City of Grande Prairie has launched a new survey to engage on park and playground use throughout the community as we prepare for the next cycle of budget planning.
The goal of the survey is to gain a better idea of who uses the parks and playgrounds, which locations are most…
Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) - Back to School Road Safety
School zones are in effect on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 and the City’s Enforcement Services reminds drivers to use extra caution during the transition into the school year.
Drivers are reminded to watch…
The intersection of Resources Road and 68 Avenue will be a temporary four-way stop beginning at 9 am on Wednesday, August 28.
Motorists and pedestrians are reminded to be alert and travel with caution through the intersection.
The temporary four-way stop is due to regular…
Here are the highlights from the City Council meeting held on August 26, 2019:
Council Endorses Mayor Given Involvement with AUMA
City Council endorsed Mayor Given to run for a second term as a Board Director for the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association. The position…
Ongoing wet weather has prolonged a fireblight outbreak in Grande Prairie’s urban forest.
City crews are finishing the first round of pruning on public trees and inspectors are now moving into inspecting private trees.
In residential areas, inspectors are largely able to…
The City of Grande Prairie is happy to announce a new partnership with Tim Hortons to sponsor Toonie Tuesdays at the Outdoor Pool.
Starting Tuesday, August 27, the new Toonie Tuesday promotion will offer $2 public swim admission to the pool for all age groups from 11:00 a.m. - 3…
The City of Grande Prairie is proud to announce the outdoor pool is officially opening Saturday, August 24 at noon.
A hallmark in the community, located in Muskoseepi Park, the outdoor pool was first opened in 1962. After a closure in 2013, the pool has now undergone a…
The City of Grande Prairie is piloting the use of an autonomous, robotic lawn mower on Diamond 1 at the South Bear Creek Park.
The new lawnmower, a Husqvarna Automower 550, is being used as a limited pilot of new technology to evaluate service level standards.
The robotic…
The City’s Enforcement Services, RCMP and Crime Prevention are teaming up for this year’s second Grande Prairie Help End Auto Theft (GP HEAT) blitz.
The GP HEAT program focuses on preventing auto theft through education. The program educates the public on how they can better…
The outdoor pool is now in its final stages of the commissioning process before opening to the public later this summer. With a number of health, safety and training preparations still ongoing, The City of Grande Prairie is taking this opportunity to update the community…
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