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Black History Month: Benjamin Washington
Posted February 28, 2021
History instructor, Dr. Daryl White took a look back in time to celebrate Black History Month by searching early settlers in the Peace Region. His second submission is Mr. Benjamin Washington. Benjamin Washington’s early life is obscured to us. He identified his birthplace as London, England and his birthday as May 4, 1876. His par... Read Article »
Black History Month: Allen Kelly
Posted February 26, 2021
History instructor, Dr. Daryl White took a look back in time to celebrate Black History Month by searching early settlers in the Peace Region. His first submission is Mr. Allen Kelly.The 1921 census records fewer than a dozen Black Canadian residents in northwestern Alberta. The Kelly family accounted for half of them. Allen Kelly’s ear... Read Article »
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GPRC alumni paving the way with electric motors
Posted February 24, 2021
Arlin Sansome’s love of hot rods first sparked when he was just a toddler, tinkering on cars by his father’s side in the family garage. The son of an automotive mechanic, Sansome soon discovered a passion for motorcycles and racing that later evolved into a record-breaking career working on electric vehicles.Today Sansome, 41, ha... Read Article »
Bees Sweeten Izzy Corvalan's Career Prospects
Posted February 17, 2021
Isabel "Izzy" Corvalan's mind is abuzz with career possibilities in the sciences thanks to her employment at the GPRC National Bee Diagnostic Centre (NBDC) in Beaverlodge.NBDC is the first comprehensive laboratory in Canada to deliver a full array of diagnostic services for honeybee pest... Read Article »
Student Engagement in Academic Research: A Win-Win
Posted February 10, 2021
For Gabrielle Barkman, moving to Grande Prairie from a tiny town in Manitoba was a tremendous shock to the system, especially at the tender age of 15. “My entire high school back home had only 100 kids in it,” she said. “Coming to Grande Prairie, I definitely felt a lack of belonging and connection and some of the repercu... Read Article »