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GRANDE PRAIRIE
ALBERTA, CANADA
Grande Prairie is the largest city in northern Alberta with a population of over 55,000.
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This website NOW features over 80 areas in Northwestern Alberta and Northeastern British Columbia known as the Peace Country or Peace Region. All of the Peace Country is now on ONE website with over 5,000 pictures on this site. Now featuring over 90 local videos.
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NEW FEATURE 2013
CAMPGROUND REPORT
Entire Menus of Grande Prairie Restaurants: Golden Star, Crown & Anchor, MR. MIKES, Ramona Pizza, Joey's Only, Ric's Grill, Pita Pit, Tony Roma's, Lions Den
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$336,000, Grande Prairie AB
his is a great family home, very close to Derek Taylor school & multiplex. .. MORE LISTINGS |
Feature Page on Grande Prairie Home Improvements - Renovations
 The 2012-2013 NPHL (Senior Hockey Team) consists of EAST DIVISION: Falher Pirates, Grimshaw Huskies, High Prairie Regals, Lakeland Eagles (from McLennan), Manning Comets, Valleyview Jets, WEST DIVISION: Hythe Mustangs, Dawson Creek Canucks, Spirit River Rangers, Grande Prairie Athletics, Fort St John Flyers. |
SPECIAL FEATURE
Daily Herald Tribune History
1980's -2000's
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AUDIO CLIPS
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GRANDE PRAIRIE RADIO STATIONS
Special spotlight on all five Grande Prairie Radio Stations. (listen to audio clips) Grande Prairie Radio Stations. |
BEYOND THE PEACE COUNTRY
features the communities west of Dawson Creek to Prince Rupert BC. NEW FEATURE
Bijoux Falls, Mackenzie, Prince George, Vanderhoof, Fort St James, Fort Fraser, Fraser Lake, Burns Lake, Houston, Telkwa, Smithers, Moricetown Canyon, Old Hazelton, Terrace, Prince Rupert.
Check out the website
Grande-Prairie.com.
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Discover The Peace Country
Welcome to the "Peace Country" known for its Prairie, the Boreal Forest, the Rocky Mountains and the Peace River, one of the longest river systems in Canada. Cities include Grande Prairie, Dawson Creek and Fort St John.
Sunset at Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta. Photo taken on the south shore .
The Peace Country includes many Hamlets, Towns, Cities, Rural Farms and Ranches in north western Alberta and also north eastern British Columbia. Many refer to it as the Mighty Peace Country. As well you can experience numerous parks and lakes where one can get closer to nature.
| Grande Prairie NEWS 2013 -by Ken Connors |
June, 2013: The official breaking ground of the Phillip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is to take place Friday June 21, 2013 at 1:30pm near Wembley, Alberta. -Rentco Equipment will begin construction of their new building very soon to be located along 116 Street, Grande Prairie, just south of Future Shop. -The Grande Prairie Dream Home draw was made June 5, 2013 and the winner was Carmen and Steven Brown. The 125 thousand dollar 50-50 Jackpot was won by Steve and Kathleen Kushneryk of Valleyview.
| May, 2013: Target has opened in Grande Prairie, one of 10 stores in Alberta. There will be 9 stores in BC and and it is expected that a total of 125 to 135 locations will be opened across Canada.
Housing Starts in Grande Prairie are up with 59 starts during the month of April. So far this year, since January, there have been a total of 160 starts compared to only 87 for last year. |
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May 2013: The Muskoseepi Park Pavilion is to get a facelift costing more than $700,000. The park is located in the centre of the City of Grande Prairie along 102 Street.
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2013 Swan Festival - Saskatoon Lake Provincial Park April, 2013: Hundreds of people of all ages took part in the 15th Annual Swan Festival held at Saskatoon Lake Provincial Park. Many exhibits were on hand while bus tours took groups to see swans in the surrounding lakes and fields. View VIDEO> (4:43min) |
April 2013: Walter Paszkowski is retiring. He was the Economic Development Officer with the County of Grande Prairie for many years. He served as MLA from 1989-2001 and before that was Mayor of Sexsmith for 6 years. -Recent survey shows Grande Prairie tops the list in throwing away the most recyclable beverage containers in Alberta (study of 9 landfills) 3 times more than Calagary or Lethbridge. -Sears in Grande Prairie has undergone some major renovations and it won't be that long before Target will open in the old Zellers location. -Evergreen Park Campground has changed its name and is now officially known as McGovern's RV Campground.
 Everton Family VIDEOView VIDEO> (3:54min) |
The County Of Grande Prairie Farm Family of the Year 2013- March 2013 VIDEO: The Everton Family of Hythe were honored at the Agri Show, Evergreen Park Grande Prairie. VIDEO: The Honorable Verlyn Olson, Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Officially Opened the 2013 Agri Show featuring many displays, bull sale, Big Jim - Big Country FM. |
 Agri-Classic VIDEOView VIDEO> (2:30min) |
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Mar 2013: The Spirit River Rangers are now the 2012-2013 NPHL Champions. (North Peace Hockey League) They defeated the Lakeland Eagles in 4 straight games. See the highlights of the final game CLICK HERE -Recently the Quality Hotel in Grande Prairie was purchased and now it has officially changed its name to the Paradise Inn & Conference Centre. There are plans on having some renovations. -The Daily Herald Tribune is celebrating 100 years this year. - Byron Johnson passed away at the age of 75 years. He was the man behind BJ's Q Club which closed earlier this year after 20 years of operation. |
| Grande Prairie Dream Home The Dream Home was opened in the Carriage Lane Estates. This subdivision is located east along 100 Avenue on the outskirts of the City. New Photos are now featured of the inside CLICK HERE. Mar 2013: Sound Waves, music store in Grande Prairie (108 Ave, 101 St) closes after 24 years at the end of the month. Vic Mark was the owner. |
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Feb 2013: A new A&W opened Feb 20, north of Grande Prairie across the highway from the County of Grande Prairie Offices and right next to the Redwood Inn & Suites. The Restaurant 's drive-thru will be open 24 hours. - In 4 hours (Feb 13) Police in Grande Prairie handed out 157 tickets in 2 checkstops. 51 of those were for distracted driving, 83 for not wearing a seat belt, 23 for: speeding - no insurance - unregistered - stop sign violation.
| CONTINUED: To review other years, visit the following archived pages on this website: GRANDE PRAIRIE NEWS: 2013.. 2012.. 2011.. 2010.. 2009 .. 2008.. 2007 ..2006 ...2005 ... 2004 .. 2003 ... 2002... 2001.. |
All information on DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com written by Ken Connors including all the Video and Photography.
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| COUNTY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE SPORTSPLEX Opens just west of the County Administrative Building (Clairmont, Alberta). Some parts are still under contruction. View Photos: Front Entrance, Reception, Arena-2, Players Box, Access to upper level, Soccer Fieldhouse. |
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Featured on DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com is the CITY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE, that includes pages on Grande Prairie: Attractions, Camping & Fishing, Hunting, Golf, History, Hotels, Hotlinks, Grande Prairie Real Estate, Restaurants, Seniors, Service Clubs, Skiing, Schools, Statistics, Autos for Sale and Grande Prairie News of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2012, 2013 also Grande Prairie VIDEOS. Grande Prairie Events. Home Renovations. Featured communities in the COUNTY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE: Beaverlodge, Bezanson, Clairmont, Elmworth, Hythe, LaGlace, Sexsmith, Teepee Creek, Valhalla Centre, Wembley. ALBERTA TOWNS: Berwyn, Brownvale, Debolt, Dixonville, Donnelly, Eaglesham, Fairview, Falher, Fort Vermilion, Girouxville, Grimshaw, Grouard, Grovedale, Guy, High Level, High Prairie, Hines Creek, Keg River, LaCrete, Manning, McLennan, Nampa, Peace River, Rainbow Lake, RIdgevalley, Rycroft, Spirit River, St. Isidore, Tangent, Valleyview, Wanham, Woking, Worsley. BC TOWNS: Charlie Lake, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Hudson’s Hope, Pouce Coupe, Rolla, Taylor, Tomslake, Tumbler Ridge. ALBERTA PARKS AND LAKES: Dunvegan, Figure 8 Lake, George Lake, Kakut Lake, Kleskun Hills, Lesser Slave Lake, Many Islands, Moonshine Lake, Musreau Lake, Notikewin Park, Pipestone Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, Saskatoon Lake, Simonette River, Snipe Lake, Spring Lake, Sturgeon Lake, Swan Lake AB, Twin Lakes, Two Lakes, Winagami Lake. BC PARKS AND LAKES: Charlie Lake, Gwillim Lake, Kinuseo Falls, Kiskatinaw Park, Moberly Lake, One Island Lake, Swan Lake BC. Includes Provincial Parks. Cities in the Peace Country or Peace Region Include Fort St John BC, Dawson Creek BC, in Northern BC as well as Grande Prairie in Northern Alberta.
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