Education

Grande Prairie Council for Lifelong Learning celebrating 35th anniversary

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Grande Prairie Council for Lifelong Learning. To celebrate, various events are being planned, including a Celebration of Success on June 14 at the Montrose ...

May 11, 2019 Photo/ Grande Prairie Council for Lifelong Learning / Facebook

GPRC Convocation Held on Saturday

Over 300 students graduated from Grande Prairie Regional College on Saturday. President and CEO Don Gnatiuk presided over two ceremonies yesterday at Douglas J Cardinal theatre - one for graduates of ...

May 05, 2019 (L-R) Valedictorian Neil Reed and Salutatorian Ryan Beeston (photo courtesy GPRC)

E.E. Oliver Elementary School hosts Robotics Tournament

E.E. Oliver Elementary School in Fairview will be hosting its third annual Robotics Tournament on April 10. This year the tournament that sees teams in attendance from all throughout Northern Alberta ...

Apr 06, 2019 Photo/ Jennifer Daniel

GPRC hosts annual Business Plan Tradeshow

Grande Prairie Regional College hosted its 7th annual Business Plan Tradeshow yesterday in the GPRC Theatre Concourse. Students in the Small Business Entrepreneurship class, a class in the college's b...

Apr 03, 2019 GPRC Business Plan Tradeshow

City hosts Board Governance workshop

The City of Grande Prairie is hosting a workshop called "Introduction to Board Governance: Understanding Your Roles and Responsibilities" on April 13 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is a learning opportun...

Mar 31, 2019 Photo/Curtis Galbraith

University of Alberta discovers world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex

Paleontologists at the University of Alberta say they have discovered the world's biggest and oldest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.Named for a bottle of scotch that was shared the night it was discovered...

Mar 23, 2019 Photo/UAlberta

2019 Appreciation Luncheon set for National Volunteer Week

National Volunteer Week is set to take place from April 7 to 13. In celebration, the Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau is inviting the community to partake in an Appreciation Luncheon April 11....

Mar 23, 2019