Registration is now open for youth age 7 - 17 to play Mini Rugby in Grande Prairie. Cost is $100 per athlete per session. Spring Session goes May 5 to June 9. Fall Session goes September 8 to October 6. Plus, the Grande Prairie Rugby Club is having a Registration Kickoff BBQ on April 12th at noon at the Rugby Clubhouse in Grande Prairie at 10115 93rd Street. This event is free, and will allow for people to learn about rugby, play some rugby, meet players and board members. More info at GP Rugby or on their socials. grandeprairierugby@gmail.com More INFO

Indian Relay Racing is part of Evergreen Park's Indigenous Celebration presented by Ovintiv. June 7th & 8th J.D.A. Raceway Gordon Badger Stadium Doors open at noon. The celebration also includes drummers and dancers. Indigenous arts and crafts will be featured in a market on the main level at the Gordon Badger Stadium. BUY TICKETS General Admission $25+ / adult (age 18 - 64) $15+ / senior (age 65+) $15+ / youth (age 11-17) FREE / children age 10 & younger  

Grande Prairie Piranhas - Summer Sizzler Swim Meet at Eastlink Centre - Grande Prairie June 20 *date and time subject to change

Grande Prairie Triathlon: A New Chapter Begins Formerly known as the Eastlink Centre Triathlon, the Grande Prairie Triathlon brings a fresh identity while continuing to offer an inclusive and inspiring race experience. Open to athletes of all skill levels, from ages 3 to 99+, this event welcomes everyone—from first-time participants to seasoned triathletes. The annual Grande Prairie Triathlon is returning on July 6, 2025 for participants to swim, bike and run their way across the finish line. Registration Ways to Save on Registration Limited sponsored Kids of Steel spots available for NO CHARGE thanks to generous sponsors.  Eastlink Centre members receive 10 per cent off registration price. If you did not receive an email with the discount code contact info@cityofgp.com to receive the discount code.  Early bird pricing on adult races, valid until May 15, 2025. The Grande Prairie Triathlon is a Triathlon Alberta sanctioned event and all athletes must have a Triathlon Alberta membership to participate. Triathlon Alberta day memberships cost $30 for adults and $15 per athlete in a team and can be added to your cart during Grande Prairie Triathlon registration. Kids of Steel Triathlon Alberta membership is included with the registration price.

The 5th annual local fundraiser in support of the Stollery Children's Hospital. Tire Pro Events Centre in Teepee Creek, Alberta. Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 Registration at 8am Warm-ups at 9am Racing at 10am MORE INFO HERE

The Aquatera Community Skating Oval is an outdoor 400m Olympic-sized speed skating oval that is open December until the Spring melt. It's coordinated by the Peace Wapiti Speed Skating Club for outdoor training of Peace Country speed skating athletes. When they are not hosting a practice or a meet, the community is invited to enjoy skating. Speed skates, and all sport skates are welcome. They highly recommend wearing a helmet, especially for youth age 17 and under. Please skate counter-clockwise, to the Left. X    NO hockey sticks & pucks. X    NO pets on the ice. Take care not to groove the ice or make hard hockey stops, as it can damage the ice and cause a closure for all skaters while it is being repaired. In the new year, some Wednesday and Friday nights, the lights will be on to skate in the evening. (Example 6:30-8pm). Located West of Eastlink Centre / North of the Hansen Lincoln Field located on Grande Prairie's CKC (Community Knowledge Campus) at Knowledge Way. Follow the #ACSO on Facebook HERE. Follow the Peace Wapiti Speed Skating Club HERE. To sponsor or support speed skating and the outdoor oval, please contact peacewapitispeedskatingclub@gmail.com or send a message to the FB page.  

Stitch Club of Grande Prairie seeking donations to continue its work EverythingGP by Tanner Smith Sep 16, 2024   The Stitch Club of Grande Prairie has finished its donation haul for the 2024/2025 year and will begin distributing its knitted items. This year, 6,502 items will be distributed to 39 organizations across the Peace region, after 24,505 “hours of love “were put in by the Stitch Club. The 39 community organizations receiving a donation include: Babies’s Best Start Beaverlodge Christmas Hamper & Food Bank Beaverlodge Hospital Canadian Mental Health (Willow Place) Canadian Red Cross Caribou Child & Youth Centre Central Peace Health Coats for Kids Elders Caring Shelter Emerald Gardens Friends of the Grande Spirit Foundation Golden Age Centre GP Care Center GP Friendship Centre GP Hospital (Cancer Clinic, Neo-Natal Unit, Pediatrics, Psychiatric Ward White Rose Program) GP Palliative Care Society GP Youth Emergency Shelter Society Hythe & District Pioneer Homes Foundation Lakeview, McKenzie Place Mustard Seed Society Northreach Society Oasis Fellowship Odyssey House Pearson Place Pioneer Lodge-GP Prairie Lakes Seniors Community Pregnancy Care Rising Above Ronald McDonald House Salvation Army Society for Support to Pregnant & Parenting Teens St. Lawrence Center Wapiti House Wild Rose Manor   Club president Anne Sawchuk said; “We’ve had a few new members this year, and it was their first time that they’ve ever seen the display live, and they come and they they sit there and they look and they go ‘I made that one, and I made that one, and I made that one, and I made that one’ so they can see their work.” Sawchuk added that one of their members takes the bus to meet with the club, and says she often sees many bus riders wearing their hats and scarves. The club, which consists of 53 mainly retired women up to the age of 96, take great pride in their work but have also bonded over a common interest and built friendships. “It’s a very tight-knit community and we’re very happy with the members, there such a wonderful group of ladies.”   Sawchuk said, “It keeps them busy, it keeps the people coming from all the lodges and stuff occupied and happy. Even the ones who can no longer knit due to arthritis still want to help, so they’re the ones who untangle the yarn (donations) when they come in.”   However, the club is in desperate need of yarn. Sawchuk says they currently have 10,320 balls of yarn left which will only last one more year; “If we don’t get any donations to replenish what we have, we haven’t gotten any money to buy, (more yarn). We have a few hundred dollars in the bank but that goes to buying the bags that bag stuff up to go out of here.” “So. if we don’t get any more donations then we will not be here next year because there will be no yarn.” Anyone wanting to make a cash or yarn donation can either contact Sawchuk at 780-505-2252 or vice-president Cindy Wendorf at 780-897-2338, drop off at the Golden Age Centre, or use their bottle donation number 2280 at the bottle depots inside the City. Cash, yarn and gift card donations are accepted, but Sawchuk asks if anyone is going to donate a gift card, it is to Micheal’s, as Visa gift cards take a fee off the top.  

The Carlstrom Family Green Space is a free admission interactive gallery and self-directed studio space located on the second level at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie. Since September 2009, we have dedicated a space in the Art Gallery to the interactive exploration of and response to art. This is a drop-in activity space for all ages. Art Gallery of Grande Prairie inside the Montrose Cultural Centre, next to the Grande Prairie Public Library. #103, 9839 – 103 Ave FREE ADMISSION Paid Parking – in the front lot and underground parkade Free Parking – in nearby City of Grande Prairie parking lots HOURS Monday – Closed Tuesday – 10am to 6pm Wednesday – 10am to 6pm Thursday – 10am to 9pm Friday – 10am to 5pm Saturday – 10am to 5pm Sunday – 1pm to 5pm Holidays - Closed   Who can visit the Carlstrom Family Green Space?   Visitors of all ages are invited to enjoy responding to the Art Gallery’s current exhibitions and themes through free art activities that are designed to encourage reflection, creativity and inspiration. The art projects in the Carlstrom Family Green Space feature a variety of skill levels and are created for all age groups to enjoy, including toddlers, children, teenagers and adults.   What can we do in the Carlstrom Family Green Space?   Within the space you’ll see workstations with art supplies and instructions to create your own artwork. Visitors are welcome to display their work take their projects home to share with their families and friends.   What are community art projects?   Visitors are always invited to contribute the piece(s) they make in the Carlstrom Family Green Space to our community art projects. These collaborative artworks allow everyone to participate and for visitors to watch them change and grow over time. We often choose installation art for our community art projects because it’s a contemporary art form that often emphasizes a sensory experience and is rich in material choices easy for everyone to manipulate.   Supervision   A special note to remember when visiting with children is that the Art Gallery is not responsible for the safety or supervision of children. Children under the age of 12 must be supervised and attended by a parent, guardian or person 14 years or older at all times.   Take care   A self-directed space requires all users to take care of the space and to be respectful to the other visitors, so that everyone may enjoy their time here and experience a pleasant visit. We ask each visitor to tidy the space after each visit. This includes restoring art materials to their designated shelf or bin, resetting moved furniture and placing any garbage into waste bins. Always remember that food and drink are not permitted in the Green Space.   Welcome   We hope you’re inspired to spend time in the Carlstrom Family Green Space during your next visit to the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie. Pop in and see what others are making! Art Gallery of Grande Prairie The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is one of the largest Free Admission galleries in Western Canada.  It is one of a number of programmed spaces within the Montrose Cultural Centre and shares communal spaces with the Grande Prairie Public Library and Teresa Sargent Hall. Strict adherence to climate and security controls has earned the Gallery a “Category A” designation by the Movable Cultural Properties Directorate of Canadian Heritage. This designation permits the Gallery to preserve and exhibit artworks to the highest of national standards. Vision The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie will be a centre of excellence, inspiration, creativity and innovation for the Arts.  We will be a valued cultural partner and vital resource for the public, artists, curators and writers. Mission Enriching the community through the creation, conservation and sharing of art. We acknowledge that we are located on Treaty 8 territory—the ancestral Land of the sovereign Dane-zaa, Nehiyawak, Dene, and Otipemisiwak Nations. We acknowledge the many Indigenous Peoples who have lived and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude. The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie also recognizes that Land Acknowledgments are not enough. Through our actions we commit to truth, reconciliation, decolonization, and allyship in support of Indigenous lifeways and wellbeing.  

Everyone is welcome at the Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Unit 389 Grande Prairie (Anavets) Club!   They have a new location: 10203 106th Ave, North of the MNP Building / 214 Place. CLICK HERE to find out more info & upcoming events for the ANAVETS.  

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Hope Collective Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz: an adapted musical Douglas J Cardinal Performing Arts Centre - Grande Prairie Northwestern Polytechnic July 4 and 5 More info & tickets here.

The Aquatera Community Skating Oval is an outdoor 400m Olympic-sized speed skating oval that is open December until the Spring melt. It's coordinated by the Peace Wapiti Speed Skating Club for outdoor training of Peace Country speed skating athletes. When they are not hosting a practice or a meet, the community is invited to enjoy skating. Speed skates, and all sport skates are welcome. They highly recommend wearing a helmet, especially for youth age 17 and under. Please skate counter-clockwise, to the Left. X    NO hockey sticks & pucks. X    NO pets on the ice. Take care not to groove the ice or make hard hockey stops, as it can damage the ice and cause a closure for all skaters while it is being repaired. In the new year, some Wednesday and Friday nights, the lights will be on to skate in the evening. (Example 6:30-8pm). Located West of Eastlink Centre / North of the Hansen Lincoln Field located on Grande Prairie's CKC (Community Knowledge Campus) at Knowledge Way. Follow the #ACSO on Facebook HERE. Follow the Peace Wapiti Speed Skating Club HERE. To sponsor or support speed skating and the outdoor oval, please contact peacewapitispeedskatingclub@gmail.com or send a message to the FB page.