This Week in History
Seen & Heard
The January 26, 1934 issue of the Grande Prairie Herald included several pages of notes from the rural communities of the South Peace region. Whoever
The January 26, 1934 issue of the Grande Prairie Herald included several pages of notes from the rural communities of the South Peace region. Whoever
Flipping through past issues of Grande Prairie newspapers, you can see the importance of community celebrations. There are announcements for and descriptions of any number
Amazon, Etsy, and a host of other online marketplaces have given a different meaning to the concept of “shopping at home.” On weekends such as
Every year new schools seem to be popping up in Grande Prairie to accommodate the needs of a growing city. In 1916, the plans for
The opening of Bird’s new store in 1941 seemed to be a pretty big occasion. There had been a special edition of the Herald Tribune
This very well written letter was sent to the newspaper, along with a bundle of squirrel skins for the Editor to sell to pay for
The newspaper called it a “unique condition in civic finances” and claimed that “probably” no other municipality in Western Canada was in such a position.
Many adjectives are used in this article to describe the Christmas Day radio programming being planned by the Canadian Radio Commission – unheard of, daring,
This dash through the snow was not in a sleigh, but on foot, by a young fellow who had just robbed the pool hall. He
This story about the search for men lost in the bush around Nose Mountain involved mill workers, RCMP, Indian trackers, a Dakota search plane, parachutists,