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The City of Grande Prairie is inviting interested applicants to submit a Request for Expression of Interest to operate a food and beverage service at the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion, to provide a new and exciting amenity for park patrons throughout the year. The Ernie Radbourne…
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The City of Grande Prairie’s Engage Grande Prairie event returns to Eastlink Centre for its second year.  The event showcases a variety of current municipal topics for residents to explore and provide feedback on. Residents are invited to join Council members and City…
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The City of Grande Prairie, the County of Grande Prairie, and the Municipal District of Greenview are proud to announce a united initiative to showcase the exceptional investment opportunities in Northwest Alberta. With rich natural resources and thriving communities, this…
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The City of Grande Prairie is excited to announce that Dave Barr Community Centre is hosting a third year of free PD day skates, sponsored by ARC Resources Ltd. Sponsored 2024/2025 skates take place at Dave Barr from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on the following days: September 20…
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The City of Grande Prairie is providing an update on the road rehabilitation project on 84 Avenue and 116 Street. Due to an equipment delay, the full-depth reclamation portion of the work initially scheduled to begin on August 21 is now expected to commence on September 14.…
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The City of Grande Prairie continues its 2024 road rehabilitation project with resurfacing work first on 116 Avenue followed by 102 Street. This project is part of a broader initiative to upgrade several key roads. Work is ongoing tomorrow through to end of September, weather…
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The Eastlink Centre is proud to be participating in the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association's National Safe Swimming Recovery Program. . This initiative aims to address the national lifeguard shortage by offering subsidized certifications and employment opportunities for…
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The City of Grande Prairie is providing an update on the ongoing roadwork on 116 Avenue with significant progress being made between 102 Street and 100 Street.  The work, which includes full depth reclamation (FDR) operations is part of improving the lifespan of our…
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The City of Grande Prairie continues the 2024 Storm Drainage Rehabilitation Program, enhancing stormwater infrastructure and public trails around Muskoseepi Park.  This stage of the program, beginning September 11, includes significant upgrades across three primary areas,…
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Festival of Trees Sponsorship Council approved $10,000 in sponsorship to the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation for Festival of Trees. Bear Creek Dam Engagement Plan Council amended the Bear Creek Engagement Plan to allow for Council decision to be made in Spring 2026.…
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Alberta's 45th Heritage Day is being celebrated on August 5 in Grande Prairie with a showcase of Canadian heritage and multiculturalism at Muskoseepi Park and the Grande Prairie Museum. Muskoseepi Park is showcasing a variety of cultural music and dance performances by local and…
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The City of Grande Prairie in partnership with the Government of Alberta’s Family and Community Supports Services (FCSS) Program is offering a Collaboration Grant: Building Capacity for Collaboration and Systems Transformation Funding to local organizations and groups aiming to…
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The City of Grande Prairie is excited to announce Angela Redding as the new General Manager for the Community Knowledge Campus. “Angela Redding has been a valuable employee of the City of Grande Prairie for over 25 years, and has proven herself as a strong, people-focused leader…
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The recent wet weather has caused an outbreak of fireblight disease in Grande Prairie’s urban forest. Fireblight is legislated under the Agricultural Pests Act of Alberta and must be controlled wherever found.  It affects apple, crabapple, pear, hawthorn and mountain ash…
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The next three phases of the City’s annual Road Rehabilitation Program are underway. Phase 2 will see roads milled and repaved in three locations: Beginning on July 22, 108 Street between 76 Avenue and 84 Avenue. This location will have a concrete pad installed on the left…
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Alberta’s energy efficiency industry is real and growing. An upcoming event presented by the City of Grande Prairie and Energy Efficiency Alberta is showing local business how they can be part of the trend. The Growing the Energy Efficiency Industry in the Grande Prairie Region…
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Here are the highlights from the City Council meeting held on July 15, 2019 Long-Term Economic Development Strategic Plan City Council approved the long-term economic development strategic plan as presented. The plan outlines an economic development strategy for the City to…
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City of Grande Prairie administration continue to work with local project consultants, Field Engineering & Associates Ltd. to finish construction on the outdoor pool. “We hear the community and know there is an eagerness to visit the outdoor pool,” said Director of Corporate…
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The City of Grande Prairie’s 2019 Retail Market Analysis shows emerging opportunity for commercial investment in Trader Ridge and Westgate. At the end of 2018, Grande Prairie’s total market size exceeded $4.7 billion in retail spending, an amount almost unheard of for a city of…
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The Year 4 Report Card (2018-2019) from Grande Prairie’s Five Year Plan to End Homelessness (2015-2019) was released today by the City of Grande Prairie and the Community Advisory Board on Housing and Homelessness Highlights from this year’s results include: Housing First…