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The Downtown area prides itself in offering a variety of events and activities that make shopping and business downtown a pleasure in all four seasons. We hope that the over 400 stores and services, the unique merchandise, outstanding customer service, attitude and just plain fun will provide a pleasurable experience and you will come back again and again. Harold Friesen, Chair Grande Prairie DownTown Association
Downtown Events | 6 Homespun | 10 Boutique Dog | 16 Downtown Grande Prairie | 18 Shops of Downtown | 20 Good Fun & Good Soup Too! | 26 Bridge Supports: (Wired Bras and) Breast Cancer | 28 Downtown Business Directory | 30 Curling in the 1920’s | 38
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CONTRIBUTORS Dymphny Dronyk is passionate about the magic of story and has woven words for money (journalism, corporate writing) and for love (poetry, fiction) for over 25 years. Contrary Infatuations, (Frontenac House 2007) was short-listed for two prestigious literary awards. A mediator by trade, Dymphny is the co-editor/publisher of Writing the Land – Alberta Through its Poets�
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HOMESPUN Handmade treasures and old-fashioned service in the heart of the city.
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There’s a buzz of energy in the Downtown core lately. It seems like every month something new is happening. New businesses, renovations, festivals, art installations, a bustling Farmers’ Market and most notably, lots of foot traffic. Believe it or not, there are over 400 different businesses tucked into the handful of streets that comprise the original heart of the city. With furniture boutiques, fine clothing shops, spas, speciality stores and interior decorators, the Downtown has the upscale, funky flavour of Whyte Avenue in Edmonton, or Kensington in Calgary. People come to shop – but also just to soak up some of that hip, urban buzz.
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n a city that is burgeoning in all directions and where the big box store power centre just keeps sprawling, the Downtown is enjoying its revitalization, inspired by the collective ethic of its merchants to create a space that is unique and intimate, where there is time for old-fashioned values such as good service.
town such as Grandview Country Store and Unique Gallery, thereby providing weeklong access for their customers.
The Downtown has also attracted an amazing number of merchants who offer handmade, one-of-a-kind or imported, speciality items. A Saturday stroll that starts at the Farmers’ Market (corner of 101st Avenue and 101st Street) and then meanders along the Main Street of 100th Avenue offers up many riches and inspirations. The Farmers’ Market, with the best parking in the Downtown, has long been home to artists and craftspeople as well as farmers and market gardeners, bakers and chefs. The Market is like a giant quilt of colours, scents and sensations tucked under one roof. Visual artists, photographers, furniture makers, jewellers, musicians and fibre artists all call the Market home. A number of the members (for example, The Primitive Lane that creates hand crafted primitives, candles and soaps and A Couple of Old Barnboards that specializes in barn wood furniture) now also sell their products in a few of the specialty stores Down-
There’s a real sense of community that draws customers and merchants alike. “I think people come to the Market because more and more, they like to know where their food comes from. It makes them feel good to know that the meat comes from a natural environment,” explains Eldine Kjemhus. Glendean Farms sells bison inspired pottery and barbecue accessories in addition to a wide range of their marvellous bison products. All of which are naturally grown and are chemical free. (Glendean Farms’ bison products can now also be found at Farmers Markets in Calgary as well.) “I started just for fun” laughs Liliana Tornambe as she models one of her beautiful handmade shawls. “My niece encouraged me to make more and I thought I would try it at the Market, to see how it would go. None are ever the same. Each shawl is inspired by the material. It speaks to me – it’s very spontaneous.” Two years and many shawls later, Shalle by Li is a fixture at the Market and at various trade shows throughout the year. “I love the atmosphere. It is a very supportive community here. Everyone helps everyone else.”
This page: A selection of handmade shawls by Liliana Tornambe of Shalle by Li, Opposite Page: At the centre of Downtown, Grandview Country Store, on the corner of 100th Avenue and 100th Street.
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Tammy Schneider of Creative Candy Bouquet explains that for her the Market is the best of both worlds – she can be a stayat-home mom and still have a marketplace for her venture. Schneider has created her exuberant candy alternatives to floral arrangements guided by months of on-line research. Wanting to protect her artistic integrity she did not buy in to a franchise and has also worked hard to find all Canadian suppliers for her
“ There’s such a sense of inspiring and helping each other”
materials. Business is great. She keeps busy with customers at the Market two days a week, and also through custom orders for birthdays, showers, weddings, and other special events. Over on Main Street, even the warm brick exterior of the Grandview Country Store on the northwest corner of 100th Street and a 100th Avenue hearkens back to a by-gone era. Inside the cozy space, every nook is filled with handmade wares. Rustic barn wood furniture and birdhouses, wrought iron, willow wreathes, baskets, pastel quilts, and playful primitives (hearts, stars, moons) enough to fulfill any theme or inspiration. “You don’t have to like country décor” owner Sheryl Anderson says. “There’s something here for all seasons, for all tastes. I have local women who make the signs, the wreathes, the birdhouses and many of the primitives. And then there’s Doug’s Woodwork and the Sietsma’s barn wood furniture too. People are making these things with their own hands, putting all their heart into it. There are a lot of hours and care and pride going into each item. I think that authenticity really matters. Here you’ll never find exactly the same pillow or quilt or birdhouse twice because it’s not coming off a production line.” “One of my local suppliers, Charlene from The Primitive Lane even created our own line of candles. We call it Grandview Spice. It’s a very relaxing scent.” Charlene Wray of The Primitive Lane enthuses about both her craft and being in the Downtown. “There’s such a sense of inspiring and helping each other” she explains. “And it is so much fun. I get a lot of joy out of seeing people’s reactions to my work, especially over the faux food candles like the banana split, or the Fruit Loops in a bowl. They’re incredulous because it really looks and smells like the real thing.” Anderson believes her Grandview Country Store’s success has a lot to do with our collective longing for a simpler life. “A lot of
the things in here remind people of their grandparents’ time. I think we want to bring some of that peace and history into our homes. People like to stay and visit. That’s the thing with shopping downtown. It’s a real community down here. Our customers like it that we know them by name, that there’s no rush. Our slogan is ‘enter as strangers, leave as friends’.” Carol Sietsma, co-owner of A Couple of Old Barnboards, one of Grandview’s primary artisans, echoes that sentiment. “We started this business just because Hedzer, my husband, always loved woodworking; he just loves working with his hands. And we thought it was such a shame that all those beautiful old buildings were just getting ripped down because people thought they were in the way of the combine, or whatever.” “So he started taking down buildings for people and saving the wood. And it’s really taken off. We keep busy. He keeps coming up with new designs and improving on his techniques.”
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started canning… and I ended up with 800 jars of preserves that first summer. Well, I had to do SOMETHING with them” she chuckles “so I came to the Market.” A seemingly indefatigable source of energy, Laurel has now gone on to create Grande Prairie’s newest eatery, serving lunches and desserts in her café in addition to the hundreds of jars of jams, jellies and pickles that glint and wink from the shelves. “People are looking for a purer product,” she explains. “Our product doesn’t have any additives. We buy local fruits and veggies and just use sugar and Certo, just like grandma used to do it. And it’s a real family affair. My children are all involved, so is my husband – you have to have help when you’re peeling 60 lbs of carrots at a time. “People come from all over for my preserves. My jars have gone as far as New Zealand. There are so many stories. I even made up a booklet of all the stories.” “I had one lady tell me she comes here just to get a littl e beauty treat for her eyes. Magical moments happen in the shop.”
“It’s one way to preserve the heritage of the West you know.” Sietsma adds thoughtfully. “The East is full of old brick buildings. They’ll keep standing. But here we have the elevators and the granaries and if they’re all torn down, what have we got left from the past? People like to take a little piece of that history home with them.” Memories of the past can also come in little jars full of delicious explosions of taste. Laurel Kirsch of Laurel’s Peace Country Preserves, whose dynamic presence lit up the Farmers’ Market for 17 years before she decided to branch out and open up a store on Main Street in addition to her Market kiosk, started pickling because she was bored. “I’d been a realtor for 17 years and then one day I decided that was it and I just quit. But then I was sitting around at home and I just couldn’t stand it. So I
It’s the stories that can be shared about the products at Forbes & Friends boutique that are a draw for owner Heather Forbes’ customers. “I love telling people fun stories – like that our journals can also be found at a little gift shop on the Left Bank in Paris. I think it’s the charm that keeps our customers coming back. I had one lady tell me she comes here just to get a little beauty treat for her eyes. Magical moments happen in the shop.” And beauty abounds with each display in the store presenting like a work of art. Featuring local fibre art, photography and jewellery Forbes & Friends (at the East end of 100th Avenue) is also one of the official retailers for the members of the distinguished Alberta Craft Council. Artists from all over Alberta create high calibre fine craft from visual art to pottery and glassware, much of which can now be found right in our own Downtown. “Because I am a craftsperson myself I understand some of the challenges,” Forbes explains. “I wanted to create a space where fine craft was celebrated, and also where you could find more worldly, high quality gift items. I think small, independent businesses belong in the Downtown. We’re all helping each other by being in the same area. There’s a wonderful woman-centric,
Top left: The handcrafted barnwood designs from A Couple of Old Barnboards by the Seitsmas at The Farmers Market. Top right: A display of country decore by local artisans from Grandview Country Store. Bottom right: Some of the exquisite hand-blown glass ornaments available at Forbes & Friends. Bottom left: Exuberant candy creations available at the Farmers Market by Creative Candy Bouquet owner Tammy Schneider.
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generous attitude of mentorship down here.”
The Downtown has its quirks – but the home of an international publishing company? Yes, it’s true! Harnessing the wonders of high tech, Red Pill Press publishes quality books by authors from Alberta and around the world. Red Pill is located in the back of its sister company, the Rabbit Hole Bookstore (at 10020 – 100 Avenue) and sells its collection locally and internationally via its website (redpillpress.com). Recent books produced by Red Pill Press include the annual anthologies that feature the winners of the Grande Prairie Public Library writing contest. The Rabbit Hole has a wide collection of new and used books, comics, graphic novels and collectables, quality vinyl for audiophiles, hard-to-find cd’s, and additionally the store specializes in showcasing the recordings of Peace Country musicians.
Creativity and chutzpah and their own love for the arts and Downtown culture motivated young entrepreneurs Dan Wourms and Tara Campeau to take Unique Gallery (just east of CIBC) back to its renowned roots – by celebrating local artists and artisans. “Some of the artists we carry have been featured at Unique almost as long as I’ve been alive,” Dan Wourms explains. “Artists like Suzanne Sandboe or Bibi Clement.”
With a ton of energy and a savvy and expertise that belies their years, the co-owners are restoring Unique Gallery to its historic place as one of Grande Prairie’s only artist-run, private galleries. “It seems like every week another artist finds us. At least 60% of our stock is now loWhole books could be cal, handmade products. written about some of the “I think people come to the Downtown because of We went to the big buying items you can find at Calshows and realized that ico Cat Curios. Nestled the per sonal ser vice – you still get waited on here. we wanted our gallery to inside one of the oldest We’re all privately owned and operated and we care. feature the opposite of character homes (circa what was available there. 1915) in Grande Prairie, Handmade. One of a kind. just across 102 Street Not mass produced and made in China.” Wourms says. “The from the Grande Prairie Little Theatre, is an astonishing selecword is out that we’re here to help promote other local artists tion of antiques, curios and collectibles. There’s a long history and to showcase their work. We help them get ready for shows behind each item in the store. “We have things you just could by giving them a break on their framing or by helping them to not find anywhere else,” claims owner Pearl Wilson, “Right now understand the business side of being an artist.” I have a wedding dress from the mid 1800’s, for example.” “We’re here to build a reciprocal relationship within the community,” Campeau adds. “There are so many talented people in the Peace. We’re collaborating with the Prairie Art Gallery, the art clubs and societies and with our peers. We’re organizing art shows. We want the store to be a resource for the community. Response so far has been phenomenal – both from customers and artists.” Unique Gallery carries visual arts including oils, acrylics, watercolours and photography; as well as a wide range of giftware and home decorating items including pottery; hand-blown and fused glasswork; fabric art; woodcarvings; alpaca products; cards, books and more.
“I think people come to the Downtown because of the personal service – you still get waited on here. We’re all privately owned and operated and we care. We help people find discontinued china and glassware pieces, for example. That one bowl that’s missing from the set you got from grandma. We also help people understand the value of what they have at home.” From the hands and hearts of the artisans and proprietors, to a cherished spot in your home – Grande Prairie’s Downtown shops are taking retail back to the fundamentals of good business. Homespun – it’s the human touch.
Tara Campeau and Dan Wourms are proud to bring Unique Gallery back to its roots and celebrate local artists.
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ome visitors ducking into Forbes and Friends Downtown boutique pass right by the exquisite fine crafts and pottery displays. They appreciate the colourful fabric art, original ornaments and jewellery, but on this day, they’re looking for Garth, the resident dog. “We find him to be very therapeutic” explains Heather Forbes, owner of both the boutique and dog, a brindled (gray and tawny brown with patches) greyhound, a retired Wisconsin track racer. “People come in after a bad day and say: ‘I’m here to see Garth’.” Housing a superfast canine in a store full of breakables and finery does not wreak the havoc we might envision. While greyhounds’ sprinting ability allows for reaching high speeds in little time, the breed is known to be quiet and laid-back. “A regular couch potato,” Forbes jokes, nodding to Garth. “He’ll head to the front of the store later on, and if the sun is out, he may lounge near the window.”
Forbes adopted him three years ago through a Calgary-based rescue operation. She had never owned a dog, and her fondness for “big ones” made it unlikely she ever would. Then she met a friend’s three greyhounds, and fell in love with the breed. Not only are these hounds able to reach speeds of 6070 kmph and then lie about the house all day, they do not sweat, have no doggy smell, and are generally tolerated by people who are allergic to other pets. Hardly the bull in the china shop then. However, outside the store, Forbes does keep Garth on-leash. Like any greyhound worth his papers, he will spot (and follow, till he catches up with) a moving object from nearly a kilometre away. Forbes and assistant Betty Grunau’s only in-store concern regarding Garth involves food. “We’re the ones who break things. With him, it’s our lunches we lose.”
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Karma Camel Cross Tank $66 Karma Slit Capri $70 Available exclusively at Yemanja Wellness Studio.
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Books, LP’s and Collectables Starting at $20 - Available at the Rabbit Hole.
Speed Freaks Hand-crafted and hand-painted collectibles. Available at The Trophy Gallery.
Thomas Sabo Charm Collection Charm Up Your Life with the new collection from Thomas Sabo. Made of Sterling Silver and Swarovski crystals, there are over 400 charms and over 30 styles of necklaces and bracelets. There are endless possibilities to show off your love and passion for the beautiful things in life. Charms starting at $29 - Available at the Powder Room.
Hugo Boss, J. Lindberg & Lacoste. All your favorite brands in one spot! Green Lable Track Jacket - $225 Shadow print T- Shirt - $65 Carnaby Sport Shoe - $135 Available at Milano For Men.
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Gif t Card Treat someone special with a massage today. Available in any denomination at Grande Prairie Therapeutic Massage.
Trollbeads Every story has a bead. Beads starting at $29 Bracelets starting at $59 Exclusively at Pure Home.
Simmons, Ser ta, Spring- Air, Kingsdown, Sealy Build the bedroom of your dreams! Featuring the Peace Countries largest mattress selection, bedroom furniture for the whole family, beautiful accenting bedding, coordinating accessories and sleep sets from these top brands. Queen Beds starting at $299 - Available at The Bed Shoppe.
Icebreaker Merino Wool Baselayer The warmest baselayer on the planet! Made of natural Merino Wool, these garments are breathable and soft and don’t hold odors or itch. Ideal for winter sports and cold to very cold temperatures. Also available as boxers for men and briefs for women, leggings, zip shirts and sweaters. Bodyfit 260 weight for men and women - $99.95 - 109.95 - Available at Valhalla Pure Outfitters.
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47” LCD T V & Stand Add elegance and quality to your home. TV’s by JVC. Furniture by Ashley. TV Credenza $449.99 TV Hutch $429.99 Available at Midwest Furniture Rentals.
A wide selection of frames for any occasion.
and accent pieces
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Lego
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Huge selection of themes for ages 3 and up including: Starwars, City, Creator, Agents, Bionicles and more!
Two classic colours meet in this stylish heel.
Starting at $6.99 - Available at Wonderland Toy & Hobby.
$110 - Available at Sole Addiction.
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Hear ts on Fire Reflection Layered Pendant $20,000 - Available at Curry’s Jewellers.
The Baresuit To get toasty in one scoop.... dare to go BARE. Made of 100% cotton terry, this is the ultimate feel good garment with a brilliant combination of towel, robe, and jumpsuit. Perfect for after the water, around the fire, and to continue that relaxing feeling at the spa... provides warmth AND privacy. Starting at $163.95 - Exclusively at Victoria’s Attic.
Re-nu Are you ready to get rid of your gray hair? Now you can for about the price of a coffee per day, this revolutionary new product, can reverse and prevent the graying process. Starting at $48 - Available at Rejuve Salon & Spa.
Durapella Cafe Upholster y Collection The plush beauty and durable strength of Durapella fabric brings this collection to life. Decorated beautifully with nalhead accents and rich finished feet, this collection adds a certain sophistication to any home. Sofa and Loveseat - $999 - Available at Bama Furniture.
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14 day Mediterranean Cruise, Istanbul to Barcelona Sailing on a ‘small’ (700 passenger ship) from mysterious, exotic Istanbul through the Greek Islands, Israel and Egypt. Includes overnight expedition to the Suez Canal, Cairo, the Pyramids and Alexandria. Departs October 31st, 2009. Includes private full day tour of Istanbul and Ephesus, gratuities, and return airfare from Edmonton. Starting at $5,850 USD - Available at V The Vacation Store.
Soup & Salad Bar Open for lunch daily. Fresh. Fast. Yum! Available at the Marketplace.
Nor th of the Border He lives in a land as stubborn and willful as he is; set apart, consecrated as beautiful, a land ‘North of the Border’. $329 - Available at Picture Perfect.
Snow Bunny Dress and Hat Baby girl will be sitting pretty in pink on Santa’s lap, then twirling with the snowflakes in this adorable holiday outfit. $132 - Exclusively at Forbes & Friends Gallery & Gift Boutique
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GOOD FUN & GOOD SOUP TOO! The Grande Prairie Curling Club
By: Dymphny Dronyk
With leagues, bonspiels, lessons and activities that cater to a wide range of age groups and skills levels perhaps it is this combination of convenience and the friendly, small town roots of curling that is driving the Grande Prairie Curling Club to new successes.
“
I think the curling club is the best-kept secret in Grande Prairie,” Manager Andrea Ferris says with a proud grin. “We have something happening here all the time and now that the old church has been moved from the corner (at 99th Ave and 120 St) everyone can finally see the building. We just had our registration weekend and it was amazing how many new people we had.” The Grande Prairie Curling Club has been located in the downtown core for about 30 years and has always had a loyal following. Now curling which continues to be popular in most rural communities is making a comeback in the heart of our city. With a facelift in the works and new initiatives such as its popular daily soup and sandwich bar in the Lounge, large and affordable special event or conference facilities, as well as its mixed Corporate League every other Friday, the Club is abuzz with renewal. Curling came west with the railroads. After the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885, the CPR’s immigration efforts, particularly in Great Britain, Europe and the Ukraine helped open up the West. And as settlers moved from Eastern Canada and the United States to join those from overseas, curling tagged along and became a staple of the new villages and towns. It was a sporting activity that helped alleviate the long winters. Numerous plaques inside the Grande Prairie Curling Club date back as far as 1922, and include a strong focus on women’s clubs too. Today’s Club also follows in those proud footsteps by hosting champion curler and certified coach Renee Sonnenberg’s Pure Curling Academy which provides both private and team lessons. “The Downtown Community has been hugely supportive,” says Ferris, “which is why we decided to open the Extra End Pub up
every day from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm for our soup and sandwich bar which is outstanding. Downtown business people know that even if they only have a few minutes they can come here for a quick bite. It’s all home-cooking and we cater to the realities of time. We even have ‘grab & go’ containers. We all have to continue to work together to keep the downtown viable.” Ferris continues “We’re always looking for new ways to be open to the community. We’re a real family friendly space. We have the seniors who come twice a week and the kids after school and everything in between. Grande Prairie is such a busy place that I think people are just really happy to find a fun, safe, recreational space. And it is great exercise as well!” Curling season at the Club starts at the beginning of October and runs through till the end of March, when playoff season begins. The Oilmen’s Bonspiel is the last game – played April 1st to 4th. Leagues run every day of the week and include Ladies’ Leagues, a Mixed League, Men’s Leagues, a Senior’s drop-in League, a Social League and an after school program run together with the Junior Elks and schools all across the city. Fees include snacks and a year-end party. The Club is also pleased to host bonspiels earlier than anyone else. (Check the website for full details and times. www.grandeprairiecurlingclub.com) The Grande Prairie Curling Club has also hosted many exciting events including the Ladies’ Provincials – Williams Moving and Storage Scott’s Tournament of Hearts (2007) and The Masters (spring 2008). In December 2010 it will host the Subway Alberta Junior Provincials and in April 2011 it will host the Investors Group Mixed Provincials. Good fun, a friendly small town atmosphere and some great competitions – it’s not hard to imagine the Grande Prairie Curling Club flourishing for many years to come!
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10028 100 Avenue
P: 780.513.1511 9731 100 Avenue Grande Prairie
532-3088
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SALON & SPA
BRIDGE SUPPORTS:
(Wired Bras and) Breast Cancer By Jody Farrell
S
omewhere in Grande Prairie’s city hall, a frustrated engineer spent the last several days in September figuring out how to safely string some 1,000 bras across two bridges along the city’s main (99 and 100) Avenues.
“I hear he’s pretty mad at me.” smiles Alison Gustafson, owner of Victoria’s Attic, the downtown lingerie store whose breast cancer fundraiser Bras Across the Bridge was responsible for the engineer’s ‘support’ dilemma. It was one of many The engineer’s efforts, burgeoning ef for ts in along with those of Victhe cross-Canada ‘think toria’s Attic and local rapink’ campaign to cast dio station Q99 did not a bright light on an go unnoticed. Wednesother wise frightening day, October 1st, Bras phenomenon. Across the Bridge kicked off a month-long fundraiser whose entire proceeds went directly to the local Grande Prairie Cancer Clinic. It was one of many burgeoning efforts in the cross-Canada ‘think pink’ campaign to cast a bright light on an otherwise frightening phenomenon. An estimated 22,300 women developed breast cancer last year, and about 5,300 of them will die from it. Its cause and cure are unknown. Apart from being female, age is its single most important risk factor as the leader of cancer death in young women ages 20 - 49.
coloured forms contain soft, clear gel and are convincingly real-looking. They stick to the body and can be worn with or without a bra. “A lot of women feel for the first time (after trying on a prosthesis) they have a breast again,” comments Victoria’s Attic store manager Lylie Park. They also stock a post-surgery camisole, a comfortable, attractive cotton garment that can be stepped into so as to avoid having to raise one’s arms. The camisole’s fitted design also protects the drain inserted into the breast during surgery, keeping it close to the body and preventing the catching or pulling of the tube. New privacy laws restrict Grande Prairie’s cancer clinic from sharing details of its patients. This often makes Victoria’s Attic the only link between agencies like the Canadian Cancer Society and Alberta Aids for Daily Living and women seeking information. Apart from discreet service for post-surgery customers, Park, along with other Victoria’s Attic staff who are trained in fitting prosthetics, pass along information to cancer patients looking for answers, funding, or places to stay while receiving chemotherapy and radiation. Funds raised in the Bras Across the Bridge campaign went towards the purchase of a chemotherapy chair for the Grande Prairie Cancer Clinic.
Victoria’s Attic opened 15 years ago and specialized in undergarments and fitted bras. Gustafson, whose store is located in a renovated century-old style house at 9810 - 100 Avenue, began researching breast prosthetics nine years ago after being approached by women following their mastectomy surgery. The store now carries a variety of prosthetics, each fitted to the individual so that size, weight and drape of the simulated breast suits her build. The flesh-
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Bras Across the Bridge suspended between 99th Ave and 100th Ave.
Cultural
MONTROSE
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS: Nicole Bauberger
CENTRE
We’re Moving!
The Prairie Art Gallery and the Grande Prairie Public Library will be moving into the newly built Montrose Cultural Centre in Spring 2009. We hope everyone will visit us in our new location at 9839 - 103 Avenue. www.makeitgrand.ca
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Visit our website for more information about the Prairie Art Gallery's events, exhibitions, and art classes.
100 Dresses for Grande Prairie November 1 - 10, 2008 Residency November 14 - 24, 2008 Exhibition
Here Now or Nowhere
Fine Lingerie
Curated by Micah Lexier January 2009
Annie Pootoogook
Now featuring bra & cup sized swimwear from
Presented by the Prairie Art Gallery February 1 - March 31, 2009 Kin Gallery, located on the lower level of Centre 2000, 11330 106 Street. Organized and circulated by the Illingworth Kerr Gallery
swimwear
PH: 780 - 532-8111 #103, 9856 - 97 Ave, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7K2 Hours of Operation: Mon. - Thurs. 10am - 5pm Fri. 10am - 9pm / Sat. - Sun. 10am - 5pm
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Downtown, Grande Prairie
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DIRECTORY DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES
@ Your Finger Tips & Toes
9728 Montrose Ave. #9
A & A New & Used
10119 100 Ave.
A1 Quality Signs
10129 97 Ave.
Abbott-Brown Appraisals 9804 100 Ave. #227
780-933-5967 780-539-1448 780-532-7381 780-513-7451
Bama Furniture
9917 100 Ave.
Bar One
9805 100 St.
Bargain Hunter Publishing Ltd. 9804 100 Ave. #100
Baytex Energy
10135 101 Ave.
Aberdeen Centre / Business Centre
BDO Dunwoody
Access Physiotherapy
Beal, A.
9805 97 St. #200
9728 Montrose Ave. #204-23 10027 101 Ave., #101
Aces & Spades
10029 100 Ave.
Acropolis Greek Restaurant 10011 101 Ave.
Advantage Plus Massage 9804 100 Ave., #315
Affordable Elegance 9923 100 Ave.
780-831-0123 780-539-6905 780-538-4424 780-513-7442 780-532-0801
10126 97 Ave. #102
Bed Shoppe, The
10102 100 Ave.
Beer Box, The
see York Hotel
Behaviour Outreach
9728 Montrose Ave. #405-6
Beresh, DePoe, & Cunningham 10009 101 Ave. #200
AFSC (Agriculture Finance)
Better than Fred’s
After Hours Boutique
Big Brothers & Big Sisters
10320 99 St. #3401 (Prov. Bldg.) 780-538-5220 10120A 100 Ave.
Al’s News
10028 100 Ave.
Alberta Boilers Safety Association 10109 97 Ave., #203
Alberta Computers 9902 100 Ave.
Alberta Lands
9924 101 Ave.
Alberta Permit Pro. Inc
10006 101 Ave. #204
Alberta Vein & Vascular 9thFlr, 9909 102 St.
All The Rage
9924B 100 Ave.
Allnorth Consultants Ltd. 9840 97 Ave. #108
Always Hair
9728 Montrose Ave. #302
Anime Hypercubed
10004B 100 Ave.
780-539-6597 780-532-3088 780-538-9922 780-513-0000 780-532-7311 780-539-2131 780-539-4545 780-538-9844 780-538-2070 780-513-9797 780-538-4994
9903 101 St.
10001 100 Ave. #104
Big Country XX Radio
9817 101 Ave. #202
Blondi’s
10018 101 Ave.
Body Balance
9728 Montrose Ave. #403
BP Canada Energy Co.
3Flr. 9909 102 St. Box 48
Breakers
9734 100 Ave.
Brent McCurdy Appraisals 10104 97 Ave., #202
Burden Bearers Counselling 10005 97 A Street
Business Development Bank 9835 101 Ave. #102
Buster’s Pizza, Donair & Pasta 9917C 97 Ave.
C.I.B.C. (Bank of Commerce) 9933 100 Ave.
Anodyne Chiropractic & Sports Therapy
C.U.P.E.
ARC Resources
Calico Cat Curios
9814 97 St. #105
5Flr 9909 102 St.
Ashley Learning Resources 10009B 100 Ave.
Atco Electric Ltd. 9717 97 Ave.
Aurora Counselling & Assessment 11th Flr 214 Place-Box 32
Avco Financial Services 9845 99 Ave. #9
Avenue Crafts & Gifts 10012 100 Ave.
B.E. Healthy
9728 Montrose Ave. #204-22
B.J.’s Q Club & Sports Lounge 10013 97 Ave.
Babies’ Best Start 10105 97 Ave.
780-513-6633
780-402-3300 780-532-2266 780-538-7002 780-513-6108 780-532-5566 780-532-8480 780-882-7755 780-539-4443 780-513-2008
10126 97 Ave. #204 9802 102 Street
Cameron Okolita Inc.
9804 100 Ave. #310
Canada Life Assurance 11Flr. 9909 102 St.
Canadian Cancer Society 9805 97 St. #103
Canadian Diabetes Assoc. 10001 101 Ave. #202
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 10135 100 Ave. (Box 30)
780-539-7715 780-513-6640 780-832-3895 780-830-3921 780-539-7075 780-513-6883 780-814-7161 780-532-5945 780-532-5246 780-539-9300 780-532-4450 780-532-0620 780-532-0840 780-513-9637 780-933-0734 780-814-7676 780-532-6431 780-532-0002 780-539-5225 780-513-5680 780-402-7400 780-538-8300 780-538-1669 780-539-5338 780-513-6500 780-539-7086 780-538-8205 780-402-2180 780-831-0335
Canterra Management/Tiger Homes Ltd. 9804 100 Ave. #303
Carter, Darryl & Co.
10134 97 Ave., #103
Carter, Lock & Horrigan
9803 101 Ave. #200
CarVer Property Mgmt
10006 101 Ave. #207
Cash Canada Pawn
10013 100 Ave.
Catholic Education Centre 9902 101 St.
CenterDrive Graphic & Web Corp. 9925 100 Ave.
Central Barber Shop 10002 100 Ave.
Centre 100 Holdings 9924 100 Ave.
Centre for Creative Arts
10031 103 Ave. (temp)
Century Services
9728 Montrose Ave., #204-1B
CEP Union
9728 Montrose Ave. #310-4
Champs/Dukes Country Club 9929 101 Ave.
Charles Auto Body & Collision 9601 98 St.
Chiropractic Wellness Centre 10014 99 St.
Cinch Energy Corp.
9804 100 Ave., #201
City Centre Place
9907 100 Ave.
City of Grande Prairie
Bag 4000, (10205 98 St.)
Claude’s Watch Repair
9924 100 Ave. #203
Clique Interiors
10017 101 Ave. #202
CNIB
9919 99 Ave. #105
Colorbox, The
9904 101 Ave.
Comet Taxi
10009 101 Ave. #207
Common Wealth Credit Union Ltd. 9930 99 Avenue
780-532-3340 780-882-7296 780-532-8350 780-539-3414 780-532-9438 780-532-3013 780-539-4996 780-532-5626 780-532-2110 780-814-6080 780-532-2883 780-567-3721 780-532-5243 780-814-7535 780-532-2570 780-513-8303 780-539-5771 780-538-0300 780-532-3776 780-539-1841 780-539-4719 780-933-9339 780-402-2111 780-532-3710
Community Action - Crime Prevention 10205 98 St.
780-830-5858
Community Futures of Grande Prairie & Region (SMEDA) 9817 101 Ave. #104
780-814-5340
Complete Rehab & Wellness Services 9815 97 St. #101
Computer Guy, The
9931A 100 Ave.
780-532-4921 780-882-7272
Computerized Health Analysis Bio Feedback 9804 100 Ave. #223
780-532-9962
Canadian Mental Health (Willow Place)
Concetto Interior Design
Canadian Red Cross
Cooperators Square / Macro Properties
9713 100 Ave.
9712B 99 Ave.
Canavan Psychological Services 10126 97 Ave. #207
780-814-2349 780-539-7127
780-538-0725
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10101 100 Ave.
9804 100 Ave. #233
Corporate Express
10134A 100 Ave.
780-532-9050 780-532-4087 780-814-8222
Coyote Moon Hemp Co. 9931 100 Ave.
Creative Kids Preschool 9904 101 Ave.
Crouse’s Cleaners
10007 98 Ave.
Crystal Centre
10017 99 Ave.
Crystal Garden’s Concession 10017 99 Ave.
Curry’s Jewellers
10019 100 Ave.
Curves for Women
9725 98 Ave. #107
780-832-4008 780-814-6083 780-532-7610 780-538-0387 780-539-4009 780-532-2160 780-532-0922
Dr. Brown, F.
9925 100 Ave. #201
Dr. Campbell, G.
12Flr. 9909 102 St.
Dr. Cheshire, Brian, Chirptr. 10014 99 St. #102
Dr. Cheshire, Louise, Chirptr. 10014 99 St. #102
Dr. Cooper, T. J.
9728 Montrose Ave. #208
Dr. Delacruz, Christa
9719 98 Ave. #210
Dr. Delacruz, Mel
9719 98 Ave., #210
Custom Communications & Security Inc.
Dr. Denkema
D & S Counselling
Dr. Dobrovolsky
10001 100 Ave., #104 9805 97 St. #204
D. Light Bookkeeping
9728 Montrose Ave.
D. R. Sales
9807 97 Ave.
D’vine Cafe
9804 100 Ave., #103
Daltec Occupational Health Services 9728 Montrose Ave. #300-6
Dancer’s Academy, The 9913 100 Ave.
Dansar Massage Therapy
9728 Montrose Ave. #300-4
Dark Flavour Board Shop 10027A 100 Ave.
Davis, Trevor, C.A.
9824 97 Ave. #109
Dennis Homeniuk Cooperators Ins. 9804 100 Ave., #102
Denny’s Restaurant 9805 100 St.
Dental Wellness Clinic
10126 97 Ave. #101
Designs & Signs
9808 100 Ave.
780-538-2012 780-538-0778
780-882-8943 780-539-5003 780-512-9151 780-402-2470 780-539-7989 780-512-3620 780-513-5907 780-814-7474 780-532-5110 780-513-0103 780-532-5234 780-539-6061
9Flr 9909 102 St. 9719 98 Ave., #109
Dr. duPlessis, N.
9725 98 Ave. #102
Dr. Echezona
9805 97 St. #202
Dr. Ferguson, R.
9845 99 Ave. #35B
Dr. Fletcher, D.
10104 97 Ave. #102
Dr. Guhle
9728 Montrose Ave. #402
Dr. Haman
9728 Montrose Ave. #204-2
Dr. Handy
10104 97 Ave. #102
Dr. Harper, Chirptr
9803 101 Ave. #102
Dr. Hickerty, E.
10014 99 St., #103
Dr. Higson, D.
9719 98 Ave. #212
Dr. Ingraham, Chip
9923 100 Ave. #8
Dr. Kali, A.
9815 97 St. #201
Diabetes (Regional) Wellness & Prevention Program
Dr. Libsekal, K.
Diabetic Nephropathy & Prevention Clinic
Dr. Lindsay, P.
Dial A Cab
Dr. Lung
10320 99 St.
10320 99 St. 1st Flr
10001 101 Ave., #207
Diamond City Jewellers
9845 99 Avenue #26
digital-blues.com
10001 100 Ave. #102
Discovery Financial Group 9814 97 St., #103
DKF Counselling & Psychological 11Flr. 9909 102 St.
Dog’s Billiards Sales & Service, The 10015 100 Avenue
Dog’s Diner & Billiards Club 10015 100 Ave.
Don’s Dining
9840 97 Ave. #106
Donna’s Ventures
10027 101 Ave. #101
Downtown Association
#201, 10135 101 Ave.
Dr. Afridi
9Flr. 9909 102 St.
Dr. Anozie, A.
9805 97 St. #202
Dr. Aylward, D.
10134 97 Ave. #207
Dr. Bartie (Gr.Pr. Walk-In Clinic) 9814 97 St. #102
Dr. Beekman
9Flr 9909 102 St.
Dr. Block, E. W.
9728 Montrose Ave. #312
Dr. Bozdech Eye Clinic 9815 97 St. #103
780-513-8197
780-513-7500
780-532-1111 780-539-5552 780-538-1667 780-513-8323 780-539-9884 780-538-4997 780-538-0661 780-513-2888 780-532-7207 780-538-1909 780-814-5225 780-513-9700 780-882-7797 780-539-4770 780-539-4545 780-538-0100 780-832-9100
12Flr. 9909 102 St. 12thFlr 9909 102 St. 9719 98 Ave., #109
Dr. Martin, B.
9728 Montrose Ave. #402
Dr. Martin, R.
9728 Montrose Ave. #402
Dr. McGovern (GP Walk-in Clinic) 9814 97 St. #102
Dr. McMurdo, G.
10126 97 Ave. #101
Dr. Mequanent, T.
9814 97 St., #204
Dr. Miles
9Flr, 9909 102 St.
Dr. Millar, B.
12Flr. 9909 102 St.
Dr. Murthi
9824 97 Ave. #107
Dr. Noga, A.
9728 Montrose Ave. #402
Dr. Nordstrom, S.
9803 101 Ave. #100
Dr. Odaibo, F.
9840 97 Ave. #107
Dr. Park, C.
10014 99 St., #103
Dr. Paterson, C.
9905 101 Ave. Mn Flr
Dr. Paterson, M.
12Flr. 9909 102 St.
Dr. Piepgrass, W.
10014 99 St. #103
Dr. Pieterse
9Fl 9909 102 St.
780-539-5307 780-539-3022 780-532-2570 780-532-2570 780-538-1422 780-882-8957 780-882-8956 780-539--4545 780-882-6915 780-402-6643 780-513-9700 780-532-1387 780-831-1150 780-831-2998 780-882-6888 780-831-1150 780-532-1690 780-402-2920 780-532-4661 780-532-3520 780-832-3030 780-538-2921 780-532-0300 780-882-6915 780-532-2280 780-539-1193 780-539-4770 780-532-5234 780-539-3322 780-539-4545 780-539-3022 780-538-0111 780-532-2280 780-539-3555 780-513-1991 780-539-6769 780-532-5511 780-532-9067 780-538-4050 780-814-5225
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Dr. Pillay, P.
9814 97 St. #205
Dr. Poznikoff
9845 99 Ave. #35B
Dr. Prociuk
9804 100 Ave. #320
Dr. Quitral, M.
10309 98 St.
Dr. Robinson
9719 98 Ave., #109
Dr. Sendziak, J. C.
9728 Montrose Ave. #101
Dr. Senekal, D.
10104 97 Ave. #201
Dr. Shalagan, W. R.
10134 97 Ave., #104
Dr. Shaw
9Flr, 9909 102 St.
Dr. St. Germaine
9Flir, 9902 102 St.
Dr. Stepanko, W.
10309 98 St.
Dr. Strehlke, C.
12Flr. 9909 102 St.
Dr. Syrota, H.
9803 101 Ave. #101
Dr. Torbey, C.
9840 97 Ave. #104
Dr. Vankka
9719 98 Ave., #109
Dr. Vos, E. P.
9814 97 St., #104
Dr. Welsh, E. L.
10309 98 St.
Dr. Wessels
9Flr 9909 102 St.
Dr. Wynters, John Professional 10309 98 Street
Dundee Private Investors Inc. MnFlr 9909 102 St.
780-513-1231 780-532-1387 780-539-2225 780-539-7885 780-882-1915 780-539-3305 780-538-9997 780-539-4321 780-539-4545 780-539-4545 780-532-2212 780-539-3303 780-532-1380 780-538-4315 780-882-6915 780-532-2332 780-532-5380 780-539-4545 780-539-4330 780-833-1000
Dynamic Massage Therapy & Reflexology 9728 Montrose Ave. #310-3
Dynamic Nails By Cindy
9728 Montrose Ave. #204-21
Dynamic Therapeutics
10009 101 Ave., #201
Eagle Built Homes
9840 97 Ave., #105
Eagle Taxi
10009 101 Ave. #208
Earl’s Restaurant 9825 100 St.
Edible Arrangements 9824 100 Ave.
Edward Jones Investments 10006 101 Ave. #105
Elite Home Theatre & Automation 9902 100 Ave.
Enzo Leather
9926 100 Ave.
ES Williams & Assoc. Inc. 6Flr 9909 102 St.
Escapes Travel & Spa 10007 102 St.
Eternity Fine Jewellry & Heirlooms 9918 100 Avenue
Euphoria
9920 100 Ave.
Evancic, Perrault, Robertson (EPR) 10006 101 Ave. #215
Exceleration Taekwondo Center 9902 99 St.
Excellant Bookkeeper, The 10118 101 Ave. #104
Exelby & Partners Ltd.
9804 100 Ave. #101
Exit Realty
10104 97 Ave. #101
Expression’s In Bloom 9908B 100 Ave.
780-831-5536 780-518-9564
780-538-2829 780-532-6887 780-532-1212 780-538-3275 780-832-9124 780-539-5034 780-513-0200 780-513-1960 780-539-4544 780-538-4486 780-532-8427 780-833-8490 780-539-3400 780-882-0920 780-539-0511 780-513-6100 780-532-3388 780-539-3383
Fairy Tales Career & Bridal Wear 9906 100 Ave.
Farmers Market Assoc.
10032 101 Ave. Box 22176
Fas Gas Prairie Service 9702 100 St.
Fashionista
9907 100 Ave. #5
Field, Field, & Field
9835 101 Ave. #100
Flemming, DePoe, & Gubbins 9805 97 St. #203
Fletcher, Mudryk, & Co.
9835 101 Ave. #400
Forbes & Friends
9918A 100 Ave.
Formula Powell L.P.
6Flr. 9909 102 St. Box 1328
Four (4) Word Inc.
10001 100 Ave.
Four Winds
11Flr 9909 102 St.
Fragz Inc.
9916A 100 Ave.
Friesen Bain C. A.
9804 100 Ave. #231
Frieson Computers
9728 Montrose Ave., #304
Fuller, John K. Prof. Corp. 9835 101 Ave., #302
G.E. Capital Solutions.
9Flr 9909 102 St. Box 45
G.P. Fire Extinguisher 9835 97 Ave.
780-532-4515 780-814-8224 780-532-1450 780-532-4550 780-532-3690 780-830-0322 780-539-4110 780-513-1933 780-814-6045 780-513-4386 780-538-3977 780-532-4942 780-830-2305 780-814-2761 780-532-3372 780-831-1565 780-539-1424
G.P. Shorinryu Karate Club 10130 101 Ave.
780-538-4327 (539-6327
G.P. Taekwando School
10008 100 Ave. (LwrLvl)
G.P. Voice for Life 9615 100 St.
Garth Muench Financial Services 10134 97 Ave., #203
Generations Insurance 9919 99 Ave. #101
GG’s Studio
10135 101 Ave. #103
Golden Cabs G.P. Ltd.
10001 101 Ave., #205
Golden Star Restaurant 10112 101 Ave.
Goodwill Industries of AB - Store 9845 99 Ave.
10109A 100 Ave.
780-539-9949 780-532-7546 780-402-6348
10213 99 St.
9910 99 Ave.
Grande Prairie Real Estate Board 10106 102 St.
Grande Prairie Storm Hockey Team 10017 99 Ave.
Grande Prairie Therapeutic Massage 10027B 100 Ave.
Grande Prairie Walk-in Clinic 9814 97 St. #102
Greber, A.
780-539-5432
10126 100 Ave.
Grande Prairie Boxing Assoc. 9820 100 Ave.
Grande Prairie Burn Society 9804 100 Ave.#208
10002 100 Ave.
780-532-4638 780-830-3440 780-513-7432
10126 97 Ave. #102 9856 97 Ave. #101
9804 100 Ave., #222
Grande Prairie Curling Club
Hair Dreams 2001
9902 101 St.
10127 99 Ave.
Grande Prairie Denture Clinic 10017 101 Ave.
10130 98 Ave.
Grande Prairie Lock Co. Ltd. 9909 97 Ave.
780-532-3013
780-532-7221 780-532-8141 780-532-5722 780-538-1616 780-539-5625
780-538-4919 780-532-9106 780-539-4770
780-513-6883
Gudrun Penselin, Reflexologist Hair Associates
780-532-4508
780-532-2818
Grief, Loss & Growth Services
Grande Prairie Catholic School District #28
780-532-3580
780-513-2033
10134 97 Ave. #203
(See New Horizon Co-operative)
780-539-4015 780-532-4491
Grande Prairie Public Library
Grande Prairie Animal Hospital
10105 97 Ave.
780-538-1306
780-402-7773
780-532-8027
MnFlr 9909 102 St.
Great West Life
9804 100 Ave. #216
Grande Prairie Live Theatre
780-538-4494
780-532-2846
780-532-8160
Grande Prairie Public School District #2357
Grande Prairie & District Co-op
G.P. Home Builders Assoc. 12Flr, 9909 102 St.
780-538-2554
9807 99 Ave.
Grande Prairie Place Ent.(214 Place)
Grandview Country Store
Grande Prairie Friendship Centre
G.P. Promotional Products Ltd.
780-538-3344
9826 100 Ave.
Grande Prairie Pet Store
Grande Prairie & District Grief Support Assoc.
G.P. Foot Clinic
(see Dr. Hammond)
780-539-7974
Grande Prairie Long & McQuade
9904 100 Ave.
780-538-2155 780-532-2464 780-539-0420
9856 97 Ave., #105
780-832-0580
Haircraft
10126 97 Ave. #107
780-532-5010
Heavenly Bodies Esthetics 9814 97 St. #203
Hebner Financial
9802 97 Ave. #102
780-830-1451 780-532-9652
Hi Tech Business Systems 10115 100 Ave.
780-538-4128
ome H e m o Welc
gail Haakstad
toys.. games hobbies 10032 100 Ave
Ph: 780-532-1963 accent | 32
Ph: 780-539-5771 Cell: 780-512-3420 Complimentary Market Evaluation
Highland Park Automotive 9827 97 Ave.
780-532-7811
Homeshare Society, The 9928 100 Ave.
780-897-6874
Homesteader Health
10012 99 Ave. #104
780-538-1133
Horizon Adjusters Ltd. 9814 97 St., #207
780-402-8383
Hot Bodz Tanning Studio
9725 98 Ave. #104 (JPt)
780-814-7517
Housemaster Home Inspection 9804 100 Ave., #210
Howey Law Office
9905 101 Ave. #201
780-538-3301 780-539-0690
Humanacare
9805 97 St. #204
780-538-4070
Husky Energy
9805 97 St. #104
780-513-5610
IKON Office Solutions 9815 101 Ave.
780-539-7100
Image Design
10017 100 Ave
780-532-6353
Immigrant Settlement Services 9924 100 Ave. #202
Imperial Garden Restaurant 10018 100 Ave.
780-538-4452 780-538-1611
Independent Living Services 10006 101 Ave. #205
780-539-0433
Indigo Galeria
9804 102 Street
780-532-1995
InfoTech Solution Providers Inc. 9920 100 Ave. Suite B
Insta Loans /The Mortgage Co. 9840 97 Ave. #102
J. M. A. Accounting Services 9804 100 Ave. #108
780-513-8324 780-513-3140 780-402-3201
Jan Cinema
9820 100 Ave. (Box 679)
780-532-8009
Jaz Studio Ink Ltd. 10007 102 St.
780-832-8488
JD Nelson Radiator Co. Ltd. 10021 97 Ave.
780-532-2810
Jeffrey’s Cafe
10136 101 Ave.
780-513-8554
Jeffrey’s Café - Nordic Court 10014 99 St.
780-513-8566*
Joyspring Accounting
9925 100 Ave. #201
780-539-3055
Junction Point Lab
9805 97 St. #102
780-830-2820
Junction Point Physical Therapy 9719 98 Ave., #209
Kakwa Insurance Assoc.
10118 101 Ave. #108
780-814-6962
Kaldon Construction Ltd. 9835 101 Ave.
780-538-2640
Kay, McVey, Smith & Carlstrom 9835 101 Ave. #600
Keddy’s Kustom Kurtains 9927B 100 Avenue
780-532-7771 780-539-4865
Kingsway Oral Surgery
9719 98 Ave., #109
780-882-6413
Kohlsmith, Rozema & Co. LLP 9919 99 Ave. #102
780-532-4641
L.B.’s Hair Styling
9722 100 Ave.
780-532-2345
La Diva Hair Salon 9731 100 Ave.
780-538-9848
Laser Light Hair Removal Ltd. 10118 101 Ave. #111
780-539-5288
Lasting Results Electrolysis 9904 100 Ave.
780-402-3200
Laurel’s Peace Country Preserves 10023 100 Ave.
Laurie Fisher Counselling 9804 100 Ave. #203
Lawrence Counselling 9805 97 St. #204
LetterBox Express
780-832-2804
10001 101 Ave. #101
780-830-2276 780-539-4141 780-539-5626 780-538-1688
Lewis & Chrenek
9824 97 Ave. #106
780-539-6800
LifeMark Health Centre 2Flr. 9909 102 St.
780-532-7077
Linfield Nails Etc.
9804 100 Ave. #312
780-513-7377
Liquidation World
10115 99 Ave.
780-532-1900
Liquor For Less
10001 97 Avenue
780-532-8080
Little Caesars Pizza
9725 98 Ave. #101
780-532-5505
Littleton’s Massage Therapy 9919 99 Ave.
780-532-7078
Living Christ Youth Mission 9932 100 Ave.
780-513-8725/933-4408
Look Hair Design, The
10002 100 St. #201
Lorenz & Currie
11Flr. 9909 102 St.
Lounor Focus Point
9804 100 Ave. #215
M. J. Psychological Services 9804 100 Ave., #318
M.C.S. Consulting
10118 101 Ave. #124
Mah’s Family Restaurant 9845 99 Ave. #25
Marlin Travel
10021 100 Ave.
Martin-Weiss Graphics
10001 101 Ave. #102
Mary Jo Mather, Rattenbury 9804 100 Ave. #219
Massage Works
MnFlr. 9909 102 St.
Mayfair Personnel/Business College 9804 100 Ave. #305
780-539-7888 780-532-1300 780-539-9988 780-532-1261 780-539-3869 780-532-3715 780-539-3122 780-539-9191 780-538-4464 780-814-5911 780-539-5090
Medico Mobile Occupational Health & Safety Services 9728 Montrose Ave. #401-4
780-532-9933
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Menzies Printers
Native Counselling Services
9804 100 Ave., #105 9917A 97 Ave.
780-513-1233
780-532-8730
Metis Local #1990 9904 99 Ave.
780-538-9333
9728 Montrose Ave. #204-21 10104 101 Ave. #201
780-518-6266 780-532-9359
Natural Solutions
9728 Montrose Ave., #204-21
780-513-6333
One + 1 Bookkeeping
9728 Montrose Ave. 204-17
Orr & Weston Consulting
10118 101 Ave. #120
P.A.C.E.
10118 101 Ave. #202
Metis Nation of AB Labour Market Dev.
Neil & Associates Ins. & Investment Advisors
Panago Pizza
Meyers, Norris, Penny & Co.
Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Paradise Spa
9840 97 Ave. #105 7Flr. 9909 102 St.
Midwest On Main
10012 100 Ave.
Milano for Men
10030 100 Ave.
Mizzaro Psychological Services 9856 97 Ave., #101
Mobile Industrial Health Services 10126 97 Ave. #205
Mood Mender
10024A 100 Ave.
Morris & Hebner Financial Group 9802 97 Ave. #102
Morrow Environment
9804 100 Ave., #107
Mortgage Centre, The
9719 98 Ave., #110
Mortgage Company, The/Insta Loan 9840 97 Ave. #102
Mortgage Intelligence
9804 100 Ave., #108
Mrs. B’s Drapery
10025 100 Ave.
Mudryk, Garry, C.A.
MnFlr, 9909 102 St.
Muscle Clinic Massage Therapy 9804 100 Ave., #320
Myalgia Spa & Massage
9728 Montrose Ave. #5
Nail Studio, The
9804 100 Ave., #206
780-539-5477 780-831-1700
780-532-4940 780-532-2550 780-538-0609 780-830-0533 780-538-9950 780-532-4400 780-933-0670 780-532-4065 780-513-3140 780-513-6611 780-539-7037 780-830-3282 780-832-7144 780-532-2285 780-518-4600
10134 97 Ave. #203
780-539-5943
9835 101 Ave. #300
780-831-1100
New Horizon Co-operative Ltd., 9831 100 Ave.
780-539-6111
Night Alert Security
9804 100 Ave., #304
780-538-1411
Nine10 Incorporated
10Flr 9909 102 St.
780-539-1755
No Need to Knock
10026B 100 Ave.
780-513-2121
North Country Community Church 10008 100 Ave. (MnFlr)
780-532-0704
9802 97 Ave. #103 10135 101 Ave. #201
Paramount Resources
9824 97 Ave., #102
Parkland Respiratory
MnFlr. 9909 102 St.
780-830-2377 780-539-5924 780-539-6692 780-310-0001 780-513-8393 780-882-6635 780-518-0996
Peace Building Administration 10104 101 Ave. #304
Peace Country Health Corp. (Admin) 10320 99 St., #2101
Peace Country Health Lab 9805 97 St. #102
780780-538-5387 780-830-2820
North Shore Environmental Consultants
Peace Country Health Public Health Centre
Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society
Peace Country Health Speech & Language
9840 97 Ave. #101
780-830-2198
9712C 99 Ave.
Northern Athletic Wear 9856 97 Ave. #107
780-
780-538-4521
10320 99 St. 1st Flr. 10121 97 Ave.
Peace Country Health Home Care 10121 97 Ave.
Northern Lights Academy of Cosmetology
Peace Country Land Ltd.
Northern Sound Hearing Clinic
Peace County Health Mental Health
10009A 100 Ave.
780-402-8887
9824 97 Ave. #105
NOW Dance Studio
10104 101 Ave. #301
780-513-8207
O & G Medical Associates 9815 97 St.
Oasis, The
10126 101 Ave.
Office Handlers 90 Inc.
10104 101 Ave. #302
Oh My Goodness
9804 100 Ave. #103
780-539-4002
780-538-2190 780-539-6179 780-538-2500 780-513-3832
10001 101 Ave. #210 10014 99 St. #600
Peace Diagnostic Imaging 9815 97 St. #108
Peace Region Hearing Centre 9835 101 Ave. #104
Perry Securities
10135 101 Ave.
Persons with Dev. Disabilities 9815 97 St. #203
Phil Silvester, BPE 9904 100 Ave.
780-513-7500 780-513-8126
780-532-4447 780-831-0230 780-539-5160 780-532-5648 780-532-7171 780-532-7717 780-538-5115 780-538-2829
B� & Bo�
the powder room Bo�, B� & �auty Specialti�... for the modern woman
Barefoot Venus Cake Principessa Zen For Men Fruits & Passion Pink Sugar
Je��y
BauXo Worn Beadies Foxy Kameleon Thomas Sabo Charm Club Betsey Johnson
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Mini Manicures Mini Pedicures Pediques
DELICIOUS Home-made Preserves 780.532.4650 2 - 9907 100 Avenue, Grande Prairie thepowderroom@telus.net accent | 34
Tuesday - Saturday, 8 am - 6 pm
10023 100 Avenue • 780-830-2276
Phoenix Group
4Flr. 9909 102 St.
780-513-5300
PhoneCo. Inc.
10127 97 Ave.
780-538-0003
Picture Perfect
9934 100 Ave.
780-539-4091
Pink Polish - Nails by Heidi MnFlr 9909 102 St.
780-933-7465
Pink Rain Hair Lounge 9907 100 Ave., #6
780-532-5532
Pita Pit
10001 97 Ave., #103
780-532-7214
Pizza 73
10012 99 Ave. #101
780-831-7373
Pollick, Robert Prof. Corp. 10006 101 Ave. #200
780-538-8290
Pomeroy Appraisals Ltd.
10009 101 Ave. #204
780-532-1200
Portfolio Strategies Corp.
9728 Montrose Ave. #204-8
780-513-4143
Professional Travel/Travel Savers 9804 100 Ave. #202
Public Works Justice
9th Flr 9909 102 St.
Pure Home Design
10024B 100 Ave.
Pure Photography
9904 101 Ave.
QB Homes/Green Building Systems 9904 101 Ave. #2nd Flr.
Quality Vacuum
9615 100 St.
Quaternity Physiotherapy 9905 101 Ave.
Quizno’s Sub
10001 97 Ave., #102
Rabbit Hole, The
10020 100 Ave.
Ramona Pizza
10120 100 Ave.
Poster Size It
RBC Dominion Securities
Powder Room, The
Ready Set Dance
9856 97 Ave. #106
(see Martin Weiss) 9907 100 Ave., #2
780-532-4650
PR Personnel
9905 101 Ave. #201
780-532-6949
Prairie Art Gallery (Temp Empty) 10209 99 St.
Prairie Art Gallery (Temp)
9856 97 Ave. #103 (temp)
Prairie Cash
10118B 100 Ave.
780-532-8111 780-532-8111 780-513-0150
Prairie Massage Institute 10118 101 Ave.
780-402-8634
Prairie Medical Clinic 10309 98 Street
780-539-4010
Prime Property
9905 97 Ave.
780-538-2980
PrimeWest Energy Inc. 5Flr, 9909 102 St.
780-538-3880
South Peace
REGIONAL ARCHIVES
9913 100 Avenue
Rehoboth Christian Ministries 9804 100 Ave., #314
ReJuve Spa
9731 100 Ave.
Resources Road Shell 9720 97 Ave.
Retro Relics
10118A 100 Ave.
Richer Realty
9910 101 St.
Richmond Dental
9722 100 Ave.
Richmond Dry Cleaners
10006 101 Ave. #103
Rick’s Place
MnFlr 9909 102 St.
780-832-0282 780-513-3469 780-513-4433 780-832-8626 780-830-1095 780-532-8900 780-814-7453 780-882-2350 780-539-7999 780-532-1534 780-538-6593 780-513-2623 780-532-5611 780-513-1511 780-532-4916 780-832-0110 780-539-5465 780-538-9336 780-532-3232 780-539-3454
Right of Way Construction
9728 Montrose Ave., #310-1
Rimrock Realty Corp. 9924 101 Ave.
ROCK FM Radio
9835 101 Ave. #200
Roots
9907 100 Ave., #3
Roxberry Salon
10006 101 Ave.
Royal Bank of Canada 9815 98 St.
Royal Canadian Legion 9912 101 Ave.
Royal LePage - The Realty Group 9917B 97 Ave.
Royal / Yellow Cabs / Swan Cabs 9819 97 Ave.
RTD Quality Services Inc. 9856 97 Ave., #102
Saddle Hills Steaming Ltd. 10104 101 Ave. #302
Safari Cafe
10012 101 St. (York Hotel)
Salvation Army Office 9615 102 St
Sandman Hotel
9805 100 St. 9834 100 Ave. #201
Scotiabank
9834 100 Ave.
Scrapbook Matters Ltd. 10134 100 Ave.
Senior Citizens Outreach 9905 101 Ave. #102 9707 100 St.
Shark Club, The
9898 99 St.
780-538-3020 780-539-9700 780-539-3767 780-539-4277 780-538-6500 780-532-3110 780-539-5771 780-539-3366 780-814-7227 780-532-5501 780-513-1999 780-532-3720 780-513-5555
Scotia MacLeod
Seven Eleven
780-539-1314
780-513-3505 780-532-9250 780-539-1844 780-539-6255 780-513-0711 780-513-5450
JeffreysCafe.ca Jeffrey’s full restaurant menu
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102 Ave. & 102 St., Muskoseepi Park Box 687, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A8 Bus: (780) 830-5105 Fax: (780) 831-7371 Email: spra.reference@telus.net
Nordic Court 10014 101 Ave. 780-539-3131 accent | 35
7:30am - 6:00pm 10132 101 Ave. 780-513-8554
7:30am - 9:00pm 10605 West Side Drive 780-830-0140
Sharp Environmental
9804 100 Ave. #107
Shawnelle Day Spa
10135 101 Ave, #201
She Mann’s Styling
9845 99 Ave. #17
Shelkor Mortgage Inc.
10126 97 Ave. #104
Shell Canada Energy 9607 102 St.
Shepherd’s Fold
9925 100 Ave.
780-834-0110 780-513-8393 780-538-2333 780-539-5380 780-830-2256 780-532-3835
Sound Waves Hearing
10134 97 Ave., #101
Source Adult Video
10022 100 Ave.
Speedy Cash Payday Advances 10012 99 Ave. #103
Sportswear Plus / Alberta Trophy 9912 100 Ave.
St. Paul’s United Church 10206 100 Ave.
Staindent Dental Lab 9814 97 St. #201
Shiora’s Floral, Giftware & Home Decor
Statixs
Shipper’s Supply Inc.
Stefura, W.
10012 99 Ave. #102 MnFlr 9909 102 St.
780-539-0150
780-830-3260
10134 97 Ave. #105 10126 97 Ave. #102
Shubert Bldg.
Street & Strip Performance Centre
Sihra, Jasmine Law Office
Street Tax
10029 97 Ave.
10006 101 Ave. #208 9905 101 Ave. #201
Simply Massage By Rita 9804 100 Ave. #211
Skelly’s Web
10006A 100 Ave.
Sleep Medix. Inc.
9804 100 Ave., #211
SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd. 10135 101 Ave. 2nd Flr.
Smart Contractor
MnFlr 9909 102 St.
Smiles 4 U Dental Clinic 10014 99 St.
Snapshot Studio & Photo 9924 100 Ave.
Snippers Haircare & Barber 10134 100 Ave.
Sobeys
9804 100 Ave., #217
Sole Addiction
9907 100 Ave., #4
780-539-0690 780-832-3858 780-830-3808 780-945-0271 780-513-6819 780-538-2674 780-538-4050 780-532-5051 780-539-7270 780-513-3717 780-830-0442
10006 101 Ave. #104
Studio 97
10102 101 St.
Styles & Smiles Hair Design 9927A 100 Ave.
Subway - Downtown
10012 99 Ave. #105
Suicide Prevention
10118 101 Ave. #201
Sun Life Financial
10104 97 Ave. #103
Suncor Inc. Resources Ltd. 10109 97 Ave., #205
Swan City Auction 9613 98 St.
T-Shirts To Go
10124 101 Ave.
Talisman Energy Inc. 9705 97 Street
Telus
10103 99 Avenue
780-538-2744 780-539-9098 780-402-6542 780-538-2588 780-532-2415 780-532-2129 780-513-9696 780-513-6883 780-538-2886 780-532-6202 780-538-4414 780-539-3898 780-538-4644 780-539-6680 780-532-2388 780-539-2650 780-532-4352 780-539-5600 780-402-2220 780-538-8805
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Therapoint Massage
9804 100 Ave. #306
Tim Horton’s Administration Office 9928 100 Ave.
Tito’s Cafe
10006 101 Ave. #101
TMG - The Mortgage Group 9874 97 Street, # 203
Toner One Inc.
9908A 100 Ave.
Tonic Hair & Body Studio 10131 97 Ave.
Towne Centre Furniture 9845 99 Ave. #36
Towne Centre Liquor Store 9845 99 Ave. #39
Towne Centre Mall Admin. 10109 97 Ave. #207
Trend Home Improvements 10029 97 Ave.
Trillian Mortgage
9817 101 Ave. #201
Trinity Massage Therapeutics 9904 101 Ave. #203
Trophy Gallery, The
10017B 100 Ave.
780-532-3237 780-518-0616 780-539-4881 780-539-9359 780-539-9656 780-539-0076 780-538-3000 780-538-9911 780-538-2928 780-538-4888 780-532-2282 780-832-1012 780-538-1355
Turbo Delivery Hot Shot & Piloting Inc. MnFlr 9909 102 St.
Turcon Construction Group 10101 100 Avenue.
UFA Cooperative
9Flr 9909 102 St.
Unique Gallery
9929 100 Ave.
Urban Home
9907 100 Ave. #3
V the Vacation Store 10031 100 Ave.
Vak Shak
9916 100 Ave.
780-832-5987
780-532-5533 780-539-9683 780-538-2771 780-513-4363 780-538-2665 780-538-2002
Western Cree Tribal Council
Valhalla Pure Outfitters 9907 100 Ave. #7
780-539-0336
9719 98 Ave. #111
9802 97 Ave. #104
780-532-3009
Wide Choice Books
Vanishings Laser Esthetics 780-539-7377
9922 100 Ave.
780-539-5622
Wika Altemp
Velocity Video 10001 100 Ave. #102
780-512-3424
9804 100 Ave. #204
780-357-0386
Wild Side
Vic’s Pharmacy Service 9831 100 Ave.
780-532-2652
9808 100 Ave.
780-539-6061
Willsey, Davis & Co. Ch. Accts.
Victoria’s Attic 9810 100 Ave.
780-539-5165
10001 101 Ave. Box 22074
9824 97 Ave. #109
780-814-7474
Windsor Court Holdings Ltd.
Victory Church on the Rock 780-532-2350
9835 101 Ave. #503
780-532-1445
Wireworks
Viking Pacific Inc. 1202, 9909 102 Street
780-882-0007
10018 101 Ave.
780-513-6476
Wolf Tree Consulting Ltd.
Vision Health Services 9728 Montrose Ave. # 204-6
780-539-3349
9728 Montrose Ave., #204-19
780-513-5139
Wonderland Toy and Hobby
Vision Homes G.P. Ltd. 9827 97 Ave.
780-814-5775
10032 100 Ave.
780-532-1963
Work Place, The
Vonntina’s Hair Salon 10001 101 Ave. #206
780-539-9033
9840 97 Ave. #105
780-539-5477
World Financial Group Insurance Agency
Walisser Shavers LLP 10027 101 Ave. #202
780-532-0315
9804 100 Ave. #207
780-882-7771
Yemanja Wellness Studio
Wapiti C-Store Ltd. 9804 100 Ave.#205
780-882-2344
10057 98 St.
780-513-4043 780-539-6777
10012 101 St.
780-532-1511
9728 Montrose Ave. 7-204
780-505-1903
Youth Connections
Watch Me Grow Family Child Care 10006 101 Ave. #101A
780-513-1985
Your Office or Mine
Wapiti Community Dorm Society MnFlr 9909 102 St.
10134 97 Ave., #107
York Hotel/The Beer Box
Wapiti Community Dorm
780-814-7050
9845 99 Ave. #6
780-532-0156
Wawanesa 10134 97 Ave. #102
780-539-9794
Wayne Drysdale, MLA-GP Wapiti Constituency 9814 97 St. #101
780-538-1800
Wendy’s Administration 9815 97 St., #205
780-532-9990
Wendy’s Restaurant 10007 99 Ave.
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CURLING in the 1920’s
By Mary Nutting, South Peace Regional Archives
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