Business

Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce announces Awards of Distinction winners

The Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce has named the 2023 Grande Prairie Chamber Awards of Distinction winners.At a ceremony held Thursday, nine local businesses were presented with award...

Oct 22, 2023

Variable yields, good quality for this year's Peace Region crop

Nearly all the harvest has finished in the Peace this year.Valhalla producer and Grain Growers of Canada chair Andre Harpe says while the cereals ripened and were harvested quickly, people had to wait...

Oct 20, 2023

Province says harvest completion at 95 per cent as of October 10

The October 10 crop report from the province and AFSC said that 95.4 per cent of the crop in the Peace had been combined as of that date, up from 91 per cent in the October 3 report.Almost all of the ...

Oct 17, 2023

Two BC Peace newspapers shutting down

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Two newspapers in British Columbia are publishing their last editions this week, eliminating coverage by community newspapers for a large swath of the province's northeast.Glacie...

Oct 16, 2023

International Paper mill in Grande Prairie takes home provincial awards

International Paper's Grande Prairie Pulp Mill has been given multiple awards at the Alberta Forest Products Association Conference, held earlier this month.Out of the three awards the mill received, ...

Oct 10, 2023

Unemployment rate up on the Alberta side of the Peace, down on the BC side

Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate for the area that takes in the Alberta side of the Peace Country was at 6.1 per cent in September.It was at 5.1 per cent in September of last year and at 5...

Oct 06, 2023

Alberta adds $12M to create 2,000 more trade apprenticeship spots

EDMONTON - Alberta is adding an extra $12.4 million this year to create more apprenticeship seats to meet surging demand. Advanced Education Minister Rajan Sawhney says the money will create almost 2,...

Sep 26, 2023

Grande Prairie Pulp Mill celebrates 50-year anniversary

The Grande Prairie Pulp Mill is celebrating 50 years of operations on Monday, July 17, and has released the following statement regarding this accomplishment." The Grande Prairie Pulp Mill started the...

Jul 15, 2023

Federal government opens PrairiesCan service Centre in Grande Prairie, announces funding for 23 local projects

The federal government has officially opened a new Prairie Economic Development Canada service centre in Grande Prairie. Located in Centre 2000, the new PrairiesCan regional office is one of seven bei...

Jun 27, 2023

Registration open for 2024 Peace Region Petroleum Show

The Peace Region Energy Show is set for May 15 and 16, 2024 at Evergreen Park.Registration for exhibit booths is now open online.The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce and the Grande Pr...

May 24, 2023