Events

Relay for Life hits Grande Prairie on June 22

The Canadian Cancer Society is hosting the annual Relay for Life walk in Grande Prairie on June 22 from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Legion Track and Field. The nationwide event raises funds for research to ...

May 25, 2019 Photo/ Canadian Cancer Society- Relay for Life/ Facebook

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

Bear Creek Folk Music Festival gets $87,500 worth of funding from the City

The City has approved $87,500 worth of funding to go to the Bear Creek Folk Music Festival. The funding was awarded to the festival, as part of the city's 2019 Large Scale Tourism Grant Funding progra...

May 07, 2019 2018 Bear Creek Folk Music Festival. Photo/ Martine Martell

Local museums collaborate to offer FREE admission for International Museum Day

In celebration of International Museum Day on May 18, the Grande Prairie Museum, Heritage Discovery Centre, and the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum are all offering free admission to the public from ...

May 05, 2019 photo courtesy Sheena Roszell

Suicide Prevention Resource Centre hosting free self-care event today

The Suicide Prevention Resource Centre will be hosting a free self-care event this evening (May 3) from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Practitioners from the Resource Centre will be volunteering their time to provi...

May 03, 2019

Grande Prairie locals win big in 2019 Rotary Dream Home Lottery

The 2019 Rotary Dream Home Lottery draw took place on Friday evening at the 1.4 million dollar Dream Home located in Carriage Lane Estates. Two Grande Prairie locals took home both the grand prize and...

Apr 27, 2019 Grand prize Dream Home winners Dwayne and Sandra Van Schaick of Grande Prairie. Photo/Courtney Almeida

The Beaverlodge Fire Department hosts its annual Easter event

The Beaverlodge Fire Department is hosting their ninth annual Easter Event. On April 20 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. the department will be hosting various activities including a meet and greet with the gues...

Apr 20, 2019 Photo/ Beaverlodge Fire Rescue/ Facebook

Local LGBTQ+ groups react to Edmonton Pride Festival cancellation

After reports surfaced last week about the cancellation of the 2019 Edmonton Pride Festival, local LGBTQ+ groups are speaking out about the controversial topic. The Pride Society of Grande Prairie say...

Apr 16, 2019

Dial-A-Lawyer offers free legal advice to all Albertans on April 13

Dial-A-Lawyer is a free legal consultation service being provided to all Albertans on April 13 by the Canadian Bar Association. It is one of the events on schedule for the annual Law Day celebration. ...

Apr 13, 2019

Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue Association hosts Easter Eggstravaganza

Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue Association will be hosting an "Easter Eggstravaganza" fundraiser and pet adoption event on April 13. Global Pet Foods Grande Prairie will be the venue for the event, which...

Apr 12, 2019 Kittens available for adoption at Easter Eggstravaganza. (Photo/ Facebook/ Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue Association)