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My Name is Dale Lang. I first came to Grande Prairie in 1978. I was invited to participate in the first hot air balloon event ever held there. Harold Warner, a former resident of G.P. organized, in less than two weeks, this little event with about 10 hot air balloons. It was a great time. Many older residents will know this was the start of a tradition that would last until 2008. Article content

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I was privileged to win the first Canadian National Hot Air Balloon Championship held in G.P. in 1979. I was not able to attend all of the competitions held there over th

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