Tag: transit

Free, extended transit options available during the Bear Creek Folk Festival

Community Kass Patterson - August 13, 2025

During the Bear Creek Folk Festival, the city is making transit access more accessible with free transit periods and extended hours.

City of GP encouraging local youths to sign up for free transit program

Community Ethan Montague - January 3, 2025

The City of Grande Prairie is urging local youths to sign up for their Youth SUPERPASS which allows free transit for young residents.

Numerous city facilities, services closed on New Year’s Day

Municipal News Ethan Montague - December 31, 2024

Several city facilities are either closed or are operating under adjusted hours during the Christmas/New Year's week.

GP Accessible Transit users given the chance to visit Northern Spirit Lightshow this Christmas season

GP City Hall Ethan Montague - November 25, 2024

Accessible Transit riders will receive a special gift from the City of Grande Prairie this Christmas, through a unique seasonal initiative.

Numerous city facilities to close during Remembrance Day holiday

Municipal News Ethan Montague - November 7, 2024

Several city facilities will either close or operate on reduced hours during the upcoming Remembrance Day holiday weekend.

City rolling out first electric buses

News Erica Fisher - February 13, 2019

The first two electric buses in Grande Prairie are about to hit the road. One is set to start...

Rural bus service extended to Wembley, Beaverlodge, Hythe

News Erica Fisher - February 4, 2019

Bus service to Wembley, Beaverlodge, and Hythe launches Monday. It's the second phase of the County Connector, linking rural...

MD of Spirit River running transit pilot project to GP

News Erica Fisher - January 14, 2019

A new bus is now taking people from the Municipal District of Spirit River into Grande Prairie on a...

Rural transit system to launch in December

News Erica Fisher - October 30, 2018

The new rural bus route will start up this year after all. Now dubbed the "County Connector", the rural...

End of Greyhound service leaves rural residents stranded

News Erica Fisher - July 9, 2018

Greyhound's decision to cancel all passenger bus and freight services in Alberta will likely have a major impact on...

Regional bus service gets provincial funding

News Erica Fisher - June 28, 2018

A regional transit service could be up and running this fall. The provincial government has given the County of...

Transit Route 4 to detour around intersection closure

News Erica Fisher - June 25, 2018

The closure of the intersection at 102 Street and 100 Avenue will mean more changes to bus routes. Starting...

Intersection closure to affect transit routes

News Erica Fisher - June 23, 2018

Construction near 214 Place over the next couple of weeks will also mean changes for transit users. The intersection...

Transit Route 5 pilot service ending

News Erica Fisher - May 16, 2018

Transit buses will no longer service the northwestern part of Avondale. A loop that went by the Northern Addictions...

Anti-abortion bus ad appeal dismissed by top court

News Erica Fisher - April 25, 2018

The City of Grande Prairie has had another victory in court. The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed an...

$7.3M coming to GP Public Transit

News Erica Fisher - April 11, 2018

The City of Grande Prairie is figuring out how to spend more than $7 million on its public transit...

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