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Grande Prairie council to serve up pancakes and fun for Stompede

Community Kass Patterson -
The City of Grande Prairie is flipping up fun and flap jacks with a free pancake breakfast for the community. 

Stompede tarp sale breaks record by more than $300K

Community Kass Patterson -
The 2025 Grande Prairie Stompede Tarp Auction Gala broke the previous record set back in 2023 for businesses bidding to have their name race around the track at the end of May during the WPCA wagon races at the Stompede. 

Free Stompede transit gets the green light again

News Emma Mason -
Transit will be free again this year for people going to and from the Grande Prairie Stompede. City council...

Bear Creek Folk Festival, Stompede get Large Scale Tourism Funding

News Erica Fisher -
With only a few days to spare, the City of Grande Prairie has approved $100,000 in funding for the...

Stompede, Folk Festival again looking for tourism funding

News Erica Fisher -
There are two local events vying for Large Scale Tourism Events Funding from the City of Grande Prairie this...

East Coast Garden Party awarded last of tourism event funding

News Erica Fisher -
The last of the City's Large Scale Tourism Events fund looks to be given to the East Coast Garden...

Grande Prairie to salute Kelly Sutherland

News Erica Fisher -
Kelly Sutherland's legendary career and the sport of chuckwagon racing will be celebrated this weekend. Evergreen Park, the Grande...

Folk Festival, Stompede get tourism event funding

News Erica Fisher -
It was a highly debated decision, but city council has awarded $100,000 from its new Large Scale Tourism Events...

Motowylo back as 2017 Stompede champion

News Erica Fisher -
The 2015 Grande Prairie Stompede champion has reclaimed his title. Obrey Motowylo took the $50,000 World Professional Chuckwagon Association...

First female driver makes WCA debut at Stompede

News Erica Fisher -
The 2017 Grande Prairie Stompede got underway Wednesday at Evergreen Park, and for the first time, there's a female...

Stompede tarp sales fall $18K

News Erica Fisher -
The Grande Prairie Stampede has seen the biggest drop in tarp sponsorships this year. An auction for eight of...

History of chuckwagons to be on display in Grande Prairie

News Justine Kelsie -
A new exhibit honouring the history of chuckwagons will open this weekend at the Heritage Discovery Centre. Located in...

Plans already underway for 40th Grande Prairie Stompede

News Erica Fisher -
Rain has almost come to be expected during Stompede week in Grande Prairie, but it doesn't seem to keep...

Bensmiller takes $50K Stompede Dash for Cash

News Erica Fisher -
Grande Prairie's Kelly Sutherland came 11-hundredths of a second away for repeating his 1979 Stompede championship. In Sunday night's...

Dorchester pulls ahead to lead Stompede chuckwagons

News Erica Fisher -
Thanks to a run of 1:15:73 Thursday night, Westerose's Troy Dorchester has taken the lead to start the World...

Locals drivers in good position after day one of Stompede chuckwagons

News Erica Fisher -
High River's Jason Glass is in the lead after the first night of the Grande Prairie Stompede. He had...
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Jumpstart inclusive playground set to transform Lion’s Park

Community
A new playground that is inclusive for all will be built at Lions Park.

Council increases funding to rebate program with surge in housing construction

GP City Hall
For the first time in a decade, the City of Grande Prairie is experiencing a surge in housing construction with $55.1 million in residential building permits recorded by the end of June. 

Road construction kicks off in Crystal Lake

Traffic & Closures
Drivers in Crystal Lake can expect to see construction in their neck of the woods for the next little while as crews have kicked off several projects in the area.

UPDATE: Missing 48-year-old found safe

Missing person
Police in Grande Prairie are hoping the public in tracking down a missing 48-year-old woman.

UPDATE: Tornado watch lifted for Fox Creek

Weather Warnings
A Tornado watch has been issued for an area of the MD of Greenview, including close to Fox Creek.
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