Mark your calendars to reserve your spot starting March 22 for the Easter Bunny’s visit to the Heritage Village on April 3!
This Easter, the City of Grande Prairie is hopping with excitement to host our Easter Eggstravaganza event once more.
Community groups or agencies are now able to apply for Community Group Funding for the 2022 funding cycle to support upcoming projects that enhance and enrich the community and quality of life for residents.
The City is proud to offer this funding opportunity as one of the many ways it supports local organizations making a positive impact in the community.
For the Community Group Funding cycle for 2022, funding is categorized based on Council’s Strategic Objectives as follows:
By popular demand, the City of Grande Prairie is hosting another weekend of Family Festivities in Muskoseepi Park, on February 20 and 21.
The Family Festivities in the Park presented by New Horizon Co-op feature tobogganing, skating, snow shoeing, free snowman kits, and more.
Residents are invited to complete a survey on an Activity & Reception Centre in Smith subdivision that is planned to serve as an emergency reception centre and provide inclusive, affordable, accessible recreation opportunities for all members of the community.
A 5 to 10-minute survey is available for residents to share their thoughts, ideas and experience to help identify the activities that best suit our community’s recreation needs. It includes an opportunity for people to provide input on:
The City of Grande Prairie is hosting two weekends of family-centered winter fun across February 6-7 and February 13-15 in Muskoseepi Park.
The Family Festivities in the Park presented by New Horizon Co-op feature tobogganing, skating, snow shoeing, free snowman kits and a brand-new ice luge provided by Nitehawk Year Round Adventure Park, and more.
Due to popular demand, public skating at the Muskoseepi Park will be by private bookings only effective Monday, December 14 in order to adhere to provincial health regulations.
Bookings are available in 1-hour timeslots at no charge by calling 780-538-0451 or online. Hours will be 10:00 a.m. -9:00 p.m. with the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion open during these hours for washroom access.
Bookings can be made up to three days in advance.
The Neighbourhood Outdoor Rink Program has opened applications for residents to apply to build and maintain small skating rinks in their neighbourhoods.
The Neighbourhood Outdoor Rink Program is a free opportunity that provides approved applicants with the supplies to install and maintain small skating rinks in parks located near their homes.
The Grande Prairie Outdoor Pool has officially closed for the season after a successful first summer of operations.
The facility opened for the season on Saturday, July 4 with limited operations to maintain provincial health regulations around COVID-19. With these limitations in place, the facility still saw 411 bookings with an average of 25 people per booking for an estimated 10,275 visitors this summer.
The City of Grande Prairie is encouraging residents to take part in Neighbour Day on Saturday, September 19 and do their part to build stronger relationships with others in their neighbourhoods and across the community.
“Now more than ever, initiatives like Neighbour Day are significant for our community,” says Mayor Bill Given.
The City of Grande Prairie is currently seeking applications for the Community Improvement Grant which provides opportunities for community groups and residents to start innovative and creative projects to improve the community.
To be eligible for the grant, projects must:
Two funding options are available through this grant:
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