Community Futures Symposium Tours City Centre
Downtown businesses were in the spotlight Sept. 18, thanks to a partnership between Community Futures Grande Prairie, Region and the DownTown Association.Read This Story
News – Page 3 of 3 – Grande Prairie Downtown Association
Buskers, Another Reason To Visit Our City Centre
Buskers, Another Reason To Visit Our City Centre
“You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares and go Downtown, things’ll be great when you’re Downtown, no finer place for sure Downtown, everything’s waiting for you …”Read This Story
Taking It To The Streets
The Grande Prairie International Street Performers Festival is a mainstay attraction in the City Centre, drawing thousands of residents and visitors to our streets every July for three days.
It marked 19 years of spectacular family entertainment July 19-21.
Al’s News – A Downtown Mainstay
When Jim Goldsack was asked to design the outdoor sign for the family business at age 14, he had no thoughts of operating the store nearly half a century later.
Al’s News is a fixture in downtown Grande Prairie and Jim grew up working in the convenience store, owned by his parents, James and Helen. They purchased it from original proprietor Al Persky in the early 1960s.
Welcome From Our Executive Director
I’m thrilled to introduce the new DownTown Association website. Its launch in combination with several promotional initiatives will rebrand Grande Prairie’s central business district and help pave the way to a brighter future for the City Centre.
