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The Reverend Forbes Homestead and Pioneer Hospital opens for the 2024 summer season on June 12, 2024.  The City offers free guided tours of Grande Prairie’s oldest home during operational hours of 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays to Saturdays until August 31, 2024. “The…
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The City of Grande Prairie is providing motorists and commuters with updates to traffic patterns starting Sunday, June 9, 2024. These changes are necessary to accommodate deep storm infrastructure installation. Updated Traffic Impact: Starting June 9, 2024, the following traffic…
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City Council directed Administration to prepare amendments and bring back further information on the proposed secondary suite changes presented. At the City Council meeting held June 3, 2024 Council passed the following motions: Council direct Administration to prepare…
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Proclamations Council proclaimed June 15 as Lemonade Day in Grande Prairie. Council proclaimed June as Recreation & Parks Month 2024. Open Delegations The Street Performers Festival presented as a delegate requesting $17,000 in sponsorship for their event. Council approved…
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Applications are now open for  businesses to apply for the Sidewalk Patio Program. The Sidewalk Patio Program is a new initiative that enables local businesses to expand their outdoor dining and seating areas onto public sidewalks and roadways, thereby creating lively…
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The City of Grande Prairie Fire Department has lifted the fire restriction for the City of Grande Prairie as of May 30. The recent and expected rainfall has resulted in a low wildfire danger in the Grande Prairie Forest Area. While a fire can still ignite, it is not expected to…
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Get ready for a fun-filled Canada Day with The City of Grande Prairie on July 1!  The celebrations kick off with the Canada Day parade, move to Muskoseepi Park with all-day activities for all ages and cap off with fireworks over the reservoir.  "Canada Day in Grande…
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Create grander splashes at the Aquatera Outdoor Pool this summer with private facility bookings starting June 8.  Private facility rentals are available in one-hour time slots (for a maximum of two hours) on Saturdays and Sundays between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. during the outdoor…
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The deadline for interested artists to submit expressions of interest for the creation of a Treaty 8 monument has been extended to June 12. The City of Grande Prairie is seeking Requests for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) from artists for the creation of a local monument…
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At approximately 6:00 p.m. yesterday evening, the Grande Prairie Fire Department (GPFD) responded to reports of a wildfire in the area of Crystal Lake Park. The department initiated a full-scale response, calling in off-duty personnel to assist with the incident while ensuring…
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Here are the highlights from the City Council meeting held on May 6, 2019: Delegations A representative from the Bear Creek Folk Festival presented as a delegate. Amended Schedule of Council and Committee Meetings for 2019 Council approved an amended schedule of Council and…
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City Council approved the 2019 Large Scale Tourism Grant Funding allocations at the Council meeting on May 6. The funding was allocated as follows: $50,000 to the Grande Prairie Stompede $25,000 to the 2019 Canadian Men’s and Master Men’s Fastball Championship $87,500 to the…
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Seasonal street sweeping operations continue throughout the City of Grande Prairie in May and June. Crews will street sweep priority 2 routes and transit bus routes in May, the operation is anticipated to take the entire month. Street sweeping crews will then move into…
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Beginning Wednesday, May 1, the right turning lane for traffic turning from 84 Avenue onto 116 Street will be closed to accommodate the installation of a water main for the Kensington Development. A detour is in place for motorists wishing to travel north from 84 Avenue.…
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The Canadian Music Week (CMW) Broadcast Jury has released the list of nominees for this year’s Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) including a nomination of Revolution Place under the Major Facility (Under 8000) Award Category. The Major Facility (Under 8000) Award Category…
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Here are the highlights from the City Council meeting held on April 22, 2019: Delegations The Mighty Peace Youth Society requested funding in support of the 2019 Mighty Peace Day. They received $18,000 in funding from City Council’s Strategic Initiative Fund. Council received…
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The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum, Grande Prairie Museum and Heritage Discovery Centre are collaborating to recognize International Museum Day with free celebrations at all locations on May 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To celebrate the event, each facility is hosting an…
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The City of Grande Prairie is proud to launch the 2019 Grande Prairie Guide and the 2019 Economic Profile. Both publications are developed annually by the City and capture valuable and timely information about life and the economy in Grande Prairie. Within the Grande Prairie…
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The Easter Bunny is hiding Easter eggs across Muskoseepi Park and children ages 2-10 are invited to hop down to the park on Saturday, April 20 to hunt for them at the Easter Eggstravaganza! The Easter Eggstravaganza takes place from noon to 4:00 p.m. and includes an Easter egg…
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Transit services in Grande Prairie will be operating on holiday hours over the weekend due to the statutory holidays for Easter weekend. The hours for the weekend are as follows: Friday, April 19: Regular Sunday schedule (9:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.) Saturday, April 20: Regular…