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GRANDE PRAIRIE
ALBERTA, CANADA
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This website NOW features over 70 areas in Northwestern Alberta and Northeastern British Columbia known as the Peace Country. All of the Peace Country is now on ONE website with over 2,200 pictures on this site. Each area can be accessed from the 4 pull down menus at the top of each page or by accessing the Map of the Peace Country or Map of County. These road maps are clickable...click on any area of the map and information and pictures comes up.
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CAMPING AND FISHING HUNTING
RV Dealers of Grande Prairie |
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Featuring Entire Menus of Grande Prairie Restaurants:
Golden Star, Crown & Anchor, BJs Q Club, MR. MIKES and now Pizza-N-Wings and Ramona Pizza. Grande Prairie Restaurants |
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Featuring many Grande Prairie Hotels :
Canadian Motor Inn, Stonebridge Hotel, Motel 6, Stanford Inn, Super 8, Best Western, Ramada Inn, Holiday Inn, Redwood Inn, Pomeroy Inn, Sandman Hotel, Holiday Inn Express, Grande Prairie Inn, Service Plus Inns, and The Lodge Motor Inn. Grande Prairie Hotels |
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Priced at $299,900, Vintage 2312 sq ft 3 level split family home across from large park in Patterson Place. .........
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The Grande Prairie Business Directory features a variety of businesses with links to their websites.
Business Directory |
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The Hotlinks Page now features links to 150 different communities in Alberta.
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Enjoy great hockey action at the Canada Games Arena, home of The Grande Prairie Storm, AJHL Hockey Team.
Storm Hockey Schedule |
 Home of the Grande Prairie Athletics (Senior Hockey Team) NPHL, that challenges other teams in the Peace Country including the High Prairie Regals, Hythe Mustangs, Fairview Kings, Falher Pirates, Lakeland Eagles (from McLennan) the Spirit River Rangers, Peace River Stampeders, Fort St John Flyers and Valleyview Jets. NPHL Hockey Schedule |
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Events of Grande Prairie, Events of the County of Grande Prairie, Events of Peace River, Events of Fairview, Events of Fort St John and more.
2010 EVENTS OF THE PEACE COUNTRY
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.
Moose along roadway near Grande Prairie.
The Peace Country includes many Hamlets, Towns, Cities, Rural Farms and Ranches in north western Alberta and also north eastern British Columbia. As well you can experience numerous parks and lakes where one can get closer to nature.
| Grande Prairie NEWS 2010 -by Ken Connors |
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2010 ARCTIC WINTER GAMES - March 7, 2010 As part of the Celebrations of the 2010 Arctic Winter Games, the lighting of the cualdron took place right after the Opening Ceremonies down at Muskoseepi Park. Hundreds of people watched as Grande Prairie athlete Shelby Gitzel, was lifted up to light the flame. |
Mar 2010- A new restaurant will be opening soon in Grande Prairie. Renovations are taking place at the old East Side Mario's location (next to the Holiday Inn) in preperations for Ric's Grill Steak Seafood & Chop House. This franchise has 7 locations in Alberta and another 9 locations in BC. -Another long term radio news announcer leaves the Grande Prairie air-waves. Daryl Major has decided to leave Rock 97.7 FM to go Nanaimo BC radio station. He had been on Rock 97.7 for 7 years. -County councillor and museum society chair Jack O'Toole, announced the location for the River of Death Discovery Dinosaur Museum. It will be built east of the Wembley entrance along Highway 43 at a cost of over 26 million dollars. - San Fransico (retail store) has moved from the Prairie Mall to a location along 100 Street, (11032-100 Street. previous location of Horangi Taekwondo)
| March 2010 - Tickets for the QEll Foundation Dream Home Lottery are now on sale. The 2010 Dream Home is still under construction located near the entrance of Taylor Estates (southeast of Grande Prairie east on 68 Avenue, not far from last years Dream Home). The Dream Home is expected to be open for viewing in April 30, 2010. (view larger picture - prize information) |
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Feb 2010- The Grande Prairie 2010 Arctic Winter Games take place March 6-13, 2010. Includes competition in Hockey, Alpine Skating, Arctic Sports, Snowboarding, Speed Skating, Figure Skating, Gymnastics, Curling, Volleyball, Wrestling, Badminton, Basketball, Soccer and a lot more. -After 35 years in radio, Gord Sharp has retired. Curtis Galbraith will take over his duties as news director at Big Country XX 93.1 FM in Grande Prairie. - Felix Seller, Grande Prairie's Community Services Director is returning to the hospitality business and becoming the Manager for PACRIM Hospitality services. (PACRIM Hotels in Grande Prairie include the Holiday Inn, Super 8, Pomeroy Inn, Best Western.)
Feb 2010- North Peace Hockey League (NPHL) President Jack McAvoy announces the winners of the League Awards plus unveils the All-Star Teams line-up for both the East and West Division.(awards/line-up/play-off schedule) -Liquidation World in Grande Prairie will be closing its doors this spring. -Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce hands out their awards. Business Citizen of the year was Stewart Wilson of GPR Industries, the Clem C. Collins Award went to Vince Vavrek of Fletcher Mudryk and Chartered Accountants, The Dan H. Minching Award went to Prairie Coast Equipment (Peace Farm Power), and Victoria's Attic received the Above and Beyond Award. - Donations can be made locally for rebuilding a school and orphanage in Haiti. Childrens clothes, tools etc can be dropped off at Barton's Big Country Outdoors, Grande Prairie. (more information)
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Jan 2010 -The City of Grande Prairie has purchased the York Hotel located downtown for $1.1 million. No decision what to do with the property has been made.
-Stojan's Power Sports (Sexsmith) is constructing a new building east along Highway 43 (east of 4 mile corner) They plan on moving in May of this year. |
Jan 2010- - City Furniture will be moving its store to the old Midwest Furniture location on the Highway ByPass April 1st. (only a few doors down) This will make room for Ashley Furniture HomeStore who will be coming to Grande Prairie late spring/early summer and to be located in the current City Furniture location. (Ashley Furniture will be operated by City Furniture) -The Grande Prairie Inn will be closing and turning into a Seniors Retirement Complex as of June 1, 2010. It will be called "The Grand." -Dunvegan Gardens Teahouse, south of Grande Prairie, has closed its doors.
Jan 2010- The average home price in Grande Prairie is $269,000. The Real Estate market is improving as reported by Jamie Menzies, President of the GP and Area Association of Realtors, and Broker/Owner of Royal LePage, the Realty Group. 41% increase on unit sales and 11% increase of prices from a year ago. See the complete interview in the latest Video. (2:10 min) - A recent survey done by the City of Edmonton, states that Grande Prairie has the highest taxes/utility bills in Alberta making it one of the most expensive in Canada. (Grande Prairie average home tax $1993/average utilities $2,232)
| To review other years, visit the following archived pages on this website: GRANDE PRAIRIE NEWS: 2010... 2009 .. 2008... 2007 ...2006 ...2005 ... 2004 ... 2003 ... 2002... 2001.. |
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ROYAL LEPAGE WEBSITE
Royal LePage is the exclusive Real Estate Company supporting DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com |
NUCLEAR POWER
IN THE PEACE COUNTRY
FEB 2010- "Nuclear energy is the cleanest..."
FEB 2010- "Having a nuclear plant in your backyard is not a scary thing...."
Jan 2010- 'I cannot believe the short-sightedness of Alberta's leaders' ...
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A RADIO SCRAPBOOK that centres on the Radio History of the Peace Country and includes other radio stations Ken Connors worked for. (1971-1981) CFGP, (SUN-FM Rock 97.7 FM) CKNL Fort St John, 1140 CKXL Calgary, CJOC Radio Lethbridge, 1090 CHEC Lethbridge, CJME Regina, 630 CHED Edmonton.
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All information on DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com written by Ken Connors including all the Video and Photography.
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