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The City of Grande Prairie has started seasonal street sweeping operations on arterial roads. Street sweeping includes cleaning debris from the roadway, medians, concrete barriers, and boulevards. Sweeping of the arterial and collector roadways and transit routes is anticipated…
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The City of Grande Prairie will be performing annual pest and mosquito control operations within the municipal boundaries of Grande Prairie starting in April. Pest control operations include spraying for noxious weeds, insects and plant diseases. All products used are registered…
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Several municipal services presently located at the City on 99 building are relocating to the Coordinated Care Campus effective April 1, 2024. The move includes: Enforcement Services, Mobile Outreach, Community Social Development (CSD), Housing & Homeless Initiatives (HHI),…
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Registration is now open for the 2024 Eastlink Centre Triathlon, taking place on Sunday, July 7. Race categories include adult, Kids of Steel and an exciting new category for children ages five and under. The Eastlink Centre Triathlon has also been awarded the Triathlon Alberta…
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Delegations Wendy Evert presented as a delegate regarding garbage dumpster pick-up concerns behind Sunrise Towers. Council accepted the presentation as information. County/City Cost-Sharing Agreement Mediation Protocols Council endorsed the 2024 Recreation and Culture Cost…
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During their meeting held March 11, City Council approved the 2024 Advocacy Priority List. The key advocacy priorities for 2024 are: Electricity Distribution Costs; Health Care Supports; Medical First Response Funding; Northwestern Polytechnic Support; and Provincial and…
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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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The cycling route for the Eastlink Centre Triathlon Route is changing for the race this year on Sunday, September 9. Cyclists will now race down 68 Avenue from Knowledge Way to Poplar Drive. This new route aims to improve the triathlon experience based on feedback from last year…
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Grande Prairie's population is 69,088 according to the unofficial 2018 municipal census results. The unofficial population number is up 532 individuals from the last municipal census conducted in 2015. "Even through challenging economic times like the last couple years, Grande…
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City of Grande Prairie Mayor, Bill Given; RCMP Deputy Commissioner Todd Sean; and Accident Support Services President, Steve Sanderson marked the opening of the Grande Prairie Collision Reporting Centre with speeches and a ribbon cutting ceremony, earlier today. The centre is…
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Here are the highlights from the City Council meeting on August 27, 2018: Delegations Several delegations presented in regards to the City of Grande Prairie's Cannabis Retail Bylaws. A representative of the Avondale Neighbourhood Association presented about signage around the…
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Beginning Monday, August 27, the intersection of 84 Avenue and Patterson Drive will be a four-way stop for all motorists. The lights at the intersection are dark to allow for upgrades to the traffic signals. All vehicle and pedestrian commuters will be impacted and there is a…
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Residents are reminded that several temporary closures are taking place at the Eastlink Centre starting on Saturday, August 25 for annual maintenance. From Saturday, August 25 to Sunday, September 9 the 25 metre pool, lazy river, splash park, FLOW Rider, water slides and water…
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Residents in Grande Prairie are able to report non-injury accidents at the Collision Reporting Centre beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 27. The Centre is the first in Canada for an RCMP-policed community. It is expected to create capacity for Grande Prairie RCMP officers to…
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The City of Grande Prairie's Planning and Development Department has issued development permits for ten cannabis retail locations. The cannabis retail stores that were issued development permits are located as follows: 10016 - 102 Ave 11109 - 100 Street 10012 - 99 Avenue 9702…
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Due to popular demand, the schedule for members of the public who donated personalized bricks for construction of the Canada Games Arena to claim their original bricks has been extended. The original brick pick-up schedule was from Tuesday, August 14 to Thursday, August 16…
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Over the next two weeks, representatives from the City's tax and assessment department will be canvassing neighbourhoods to update the photo archive and online records. The photos are updated every five years and are important as they create a record of any changes to properties…