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This consultation is closed for feedback. On December 12, 2022, Grande Prairie City Council designated the Grande Prairie Courthouse as a Municipal Historic Resource.
On October 3, Grande Prairie City Council issued a Notion of Intention for the Old Courthouse to designate it as a Municipal Historic Resource. If passed, the designation would create a long-term commitment to ensure its appearance is not altered aimlessly and to provide protection against being demolished. The designation also opens up Provincial grants towards restoration and conservation of the building.
Residents who are opposed to this designation may voice their concerns before December 3, 2022 by contacting Stephanie Cajolais, Manager of Sports Development, Wellness & Culture at scajolais@cityofgp.com.
Background
The old courthouse building is well known today as the Centre for Creative Arts. It was built in 1957 to replace an earlier 1928 structure. It opened on March 1st 1957 and was identical to the new courthouse in Peace River which opened a year earlier. The building held sittings of Supreme, District, Provincial, Municipal, Small Claims, Family Court and Probate Court (wills) for the south Peace River Country of Alberta for 27 years.
By the 1980s it was apparent that this courthouse was not big enough for the demand of its services and it was replaced in 1984 by the current courthouse one block north. The intent to designate this building as a Municipal Historic Resource is to preserve the outside appearance of the structure. It’s twin in Peace River still stands but has been heavily altered.
This consultation is closed for feedback. On December 12, 2022, Grande Prairie City Council designated the Grande Prairie Courthouse as a Municipal Historic Resource.
On October 3, Grande Prairie City Council issued a Notion of Intention for the Old Courthouse to designate it as a Municipal Historic Resource. If passed, the designation would create a long-term commitment to ensure its appearance is not altered aimlessly and to provide protection against being demolished. The designation also opens up Provincial grants towards restoration and conservation of the building.
Residents who are opposed to this designation may voice their concerns before December 3, 2022 by contacting Stephanie Cajolais, Manager of Sports Development, Wellness & Culture at scajolais@cityofgp.com.
Background
The old courthouse building is well known today as the Centre for Creative Arts. It was built in 1957 to replace an earlier 1928 structure. It opened on March 1st 1957 and was identical to the new courthouse in Peace River which opened a year earlier. The building held sittings of Supreme, District, Provincial, Municipal, Small Claims, Family Court and Probate Court (wills) for the south Peace River Country of Alberta for 27 years.
By the 1980s it was apparent that this courthouse was not big enough for the demand of its services and it was replaced in 1984 by the current courthouse one block north. The intent to designate this building as a Municipal Historic Resource is to preserve the outside appearance of the structure. It’s twin in Peace River still stands but has been heavily altered.
