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The County of Grande Prairie and City of Grande Prairie invite residents to celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 20, at the Montrose Cultural Centre in Teresa Sargent Hall. The family-friendly drop-in event runs from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and features engaging learning…
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The City of Grande Prairie, alongside the Communities Building Youth Futures (CBYF) initiative, invites youth in Grande Prairie to participate in the Youth Career Discovery Expo 2024. This event, happening on Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Bonnetts…
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The City of Grande Prairie is seeking feedback from residents as part of its Museum Expansion Project. Since 2016, the Grande Prairie Museum has been exploring options for expansion to accommodate its extensive collection. Now that South Peace Regional Archives have relocated…
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The City of Grande Prairie has issued a FIRE ADVISORY effective at 6:00 p.m. today, Thursday, March 15, 2024.  The advisory is in place until further notice.  A fire advisory is being issued due to current and forecasted dry and windy weather conditions.  Under…
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Delegations Sarah Card from the Bear Creek Folk Festival presented to Council regarding funding for this year's festival, as well as support for future infrastructure purchases. 2024 Advocacy Priorities Council approved the 2024 Advocacy Priority List. Since 2021, City Council…
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The City of Grande Prairie and organizing committee extend their congratulations to the 2024 Women of Influence Award Presented by Peace Diagnostic Imaging Recipients: Daisy Nellis, Samantha Jones and Cecilia Mzvondiwa. Daisy Nellis is the recipient of the Young Woman of…
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The City of Grande Prairie has welcomed a new electric-powered Zamboni at the Design Works Centre. Key features of the electric Zamboni include: Zero emissions: The electric Zamboni does not produce emissions while in operation, reducing our environmental impact while improving…
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The City of Grande Prairie has been informed that its application to the Government of Canada's Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) has not been successful. HAF is a national funding program aimed at helping municipalities address housing supply problems. Mayor Jackie Clayton…
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The City of Grande Prairie invites everyone to join them for the new State of the City: Grander Conversations event happening on March 26 featuring a panel discussion with community leaders on what’s happening around the city and a look ahead to the future. Featured speakers…
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The City of Grande Prairie has launched its annual survey for the Community Knowledge Campus (CKC) to gather feedback on residents’ satisfaction with amenities, membership value and overall satisfaction with the campus. “This feedback survey is a valuable opportunity for us to…
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Members of the public are invited to an open house for the Northern Lights Area Structure Plan on July 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion in Muskoseepi Park. City staff will present the draft area structure plan and seek feedback from the public. The…
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Here are the highlights from the City Council meeting on July 16, 2018: Delegations Rhonda Clarke-Gauthier presented from the Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance. She presented an update on the organization, and requested a four-year financial commitment from the City to support…
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With just over a week until kick-off, facilities across the City of Grande Prairie and County of Grande Prairie are getting ready to welcome visitors and residents alike for the 2018 Alberta Summer Games. Both recreational and cultural facilities throughout the host communities…
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132 Avenue between 84 Street and 92 Street to be Temporarily Closed on July 15 City crews will be doing maintenance work to a culvert on 132 Avenue (Highway 670) between 84 Street and 92 Street on Sunday, July 15 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The work will result in a one-day closure…
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The City of Grande Prairie is proud to partner with the Grande Prairie RCMP Detachment and the Accident Support Services International (ASSI) on the creation of the Grande Prairie Collision Reporting Centre. "Placing the right resources in the right place is a focus for City…
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SELECTED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (STEP) Construction Zone – Safety (Speeding) As the City works hard to improve and revitalize our roads, Enforcement Officers will spend the month of July concentrating on road safety within construction zones. Annually, there is construction…
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Aquatera Utilities will continue cleaning the City's storm system and performing video inspections in the Gateway area and will move into the Crystal Heights and Ivy Lake neighbourhoods on Monday, July 9. The project boundaries include: 116 Avenue 100 Avenue 92 Street 88 Street…
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The Year 3 Report Card (2017-2018) 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. The local plan aims to end homelessness by having people…
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Here are the highlights from the City Council meeting on July 3, 2018. Land Use Bylaw Amendment – Discretionary Use & Variance Authority Amendments to the Land Use Bylaw C-1260-97 - Discretionary Use & Variance Authority were approved. The amendments modify the…
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The public are advised the north and south bound stop signs on Knowledge Way West near Charles Spencer High School are to be removed on Tuesday, July 3. The stop signs are being removed to reduce the risk of collisions associated with traffic backing up onto 68 Avenue from…