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Air Canada and WestJet reduce flights to and from Grande Prairie

Beginning Monday, WestJet and Air Canada have reduced their flights to Grande Prairie as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Air Canada will now be having return flights between the Grande Pr...

Mar 23, 2020

Warkentin says not everyone will be there when Parliament is recalled this week

Parliament is expected to be recalled this week to vote on COVID-19 measures.Grande Prairie-Mackenize MP Chris Warkentin says not everyone will have to be there."We are looking to see if there's a way...

Mar 23, 2020 Photo credit Louis Henault/Dreamstrime

Peace Wapiti School Division prepares for online schooling

After classes were cancelled across Alberta last Sunday, local school divisions have been spending their last week working to transition their curriculum from the classroom to online and other formats...

Mar 22, 2020 Peace Wapiti Public School Division logo. Photo Credit: Peace Wapiti Public School Division Facebook

ABP, CCA working to keep beef trade going through the pandemic

Alberta Beef Producers says it is working with the Canadian Cattlemen's Association to keep beef trade going during the pandemic.ABP Chair Kelly Smith-Fraser says they are working to safeguard markets...

Mar 22, 2020 Photo credit : Alberta Beef Producers

31 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta, no increase in North Zone

The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Alberta went up by 31 on Saturday, however the government's data website suggests that there are no new confirmed cases in the North Zone from the day prior.Dr...

Mar 21, 2020 Dr. Marcia Johnson, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health in Alberta, gave Saturday's COVID-19 update in Edmonton (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Local seniors in isolation are receiving letters through the Virtual Pen Pal Program

A Virtual Pen Pal Program is providing seniors in the Peace who are confined to long term care facilities with a chance to socialize with people, through written letters.The program was launched on Tu...

Mar 21, 2020 A local senior reads a letter provided through the Virtual Pen Pal Program (photo courtesy of Hope McNally)

Mayor not surprised, urging calm as COVID-19 comes to Grande Prairie

Mayor Bill Given is not surprised by the fact that Grande Prairie now has two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the community.Following Friday's announcement that two cases of the novel coronavirus have ...

Mar 20, 2020

Grande Prairie to see daycare spaces open for essential service providers

The provincial government says it is working to reopen some daycares in Alberta, including in Grande Prairie, in order to assist core service providers, beginning with health care workers dealing with...

Mar 20, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta

Latitude 55 to aid in development of hand sanitizer during pandemic

Another local distillery is partnering with the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) to start making and distributing hand sanitizer.Latitude 55 Distillery, along with Broken Oak Dist...

Mar 20, 2020

Aquatera announces changes in response to COVID-19

Aquatera announced Friday that they are making changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Aquatera's CEO Vaughn Bend said in a statement Friday that the health and well-being of all stakeholders is ...

Mar 20, 2020 Curbside pickup of garbage and recycling will continue as normal (Photo: EverythingGP Staff)