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Coach Brings International Experience
Posted July 23, 2021
Bill Corcoran and Rick Scott retired as Wolves Cross Country running coaches after 29 and 28 years respectively.They've passed the baton to Kinesiology instructor Fabio Minozzo, a one-time competitive triathlete and coach from Brazil who also participated in numerous endurance events such as Iron Man, Half Iron-Man, marathons and open wat... Read Article »
Pride in Arts at GPRC
Posted July 12, 2021
At the upcoming Pride in Arts Community Show in Vancouver, British Columbia, a familiar Grande Prairie name will appear on the featured artist list. Edward (Ed) Bader, a tenured instructor in the institution’s fine arts department will be showcasi... Read Article »
Virtual Ceremony Caps a Year to Remember
Posted May 1, 2021
GPRC Online Convocation Celebrates Graduates.While in years gone by the 508 seats in the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre and 310 seats in the Fred Speckeen Theatre would have been filled with excited Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) students and families gathering on our Grande Prairie and Fairview... Read Article »
Pandemic Underlines Importance Of Nurses
Posted April 21, 2021
When Anna van der Giessen was growing up in Bezanson, Alberta and dreaming of being a nurse, she couldn’t have imagined pursuing her chosen profession during a pandemic.When COVID-19 ended her Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) cross-country running and indoor track career prematurely and her final year of classroom studie... Read Article »
From Belize to Bezanson: Peace Region Researchers Explore the Archaeology of Boom Towns
Posted March 16, 2021
Throughout their research careers, archaeologists Dr. Shawn Morton (GPRC instructor) and Dr. Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown (Associate professor at Athabasca University and GPRC visiting scholar) have both been fascinated by frontiers. Educated in Alberta, the duo’s academic careers have taken them as far afiel... Read Article »