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The Folktales Tour returns to the Grande Prairie Museum’s Heritage Village October 18 and 19 with an extra scary flare. The event is a guided outdoor evening walking tour featuring historical and newly added fictional stories to make the occasion more chilling than ever before.…
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The City of Grande Prairie is excited to bring back GirlZone, an activity-based day for girls ages 10 to 15, on October 5.  GirlZone aims to encourage young women to try new skills and recreational activities in a non-judgemental setting with their peers. The event also…
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Residents are invited to apply for public member positions on a selection of City boards, committees or commissions, by November 29, 2024. “Participating on a board, committee, or commission helps build a strong, connected community, and provides people an opportunity to bring…
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The City of Grande Prairie and County of Grande Prairie invite community members to a public open house on October 7, 2024, to review the final version of the draft Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP). The IDP is a long-term, strategic plan required by the Municipal Government…
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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 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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The Dave Barr Community Centre is proud to present their Annual Kids Fair on Thursday, August 22 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event is open to all families but is geared towards children ages 2 – 6 years old. It is completely free to attend and proceeds rain or shine. Over 30…
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Eastlink Centre visitors are reminded that the aquatics area will experience full and partial closures between August 24 and September 13 as annual aquatics maintenance takes place. The schedule during the maintenance period is as follows: August 24 – 27 Complete closure of…