Peace Region

No change in Grande Prairie COVID-19 cases as province adds 49

The City of Grande Prairie remained at two active COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as the province added 49 new cases for June 18.There are now 489 active cases in Alberta, 33 of which are in the North Zon...

Jun 18, 2020

Fares to be re-instated on Grande Prairie transit June 29

Starting Monday, June 29, users of Grande Prairie public transit will have to pay for their ride.The City says transit services is re-instating fare collection for all transit services, after fares to...

Jun 18, 2020

Grande Prairie man killed in collision along Weyerhaeuser Road

A 27-year-old man from Grande Prairie has died following a collision on the Weyerhaeuser road, south of the City, on Wednesday evening.Authorities say from a preliminary investigation, an SUV travelli...

Jun 18, 2020

Big Hearts for Big Kids to go virtual for 2020 fundraiser

This year's 11th Annual Big Hearts for Big Kids fundraising concert will be going virtual. On June 30 at 6 p.m. MST, the concert will stream live from Nashville on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.The ...

Jun 18, 2020

Historic Dunvegan to remain closed until further notice

The Alberta Government says the Historic Dunvegan museum will remain closed until further notice, as more provincial historic sites get the go-ahead to open..Citing an inability to properly physical d...

Jun 18, 2020

Some Peace Country fields to go unseeded this year

Some fields in the Peace Country that were to have crops on them will not be seeded this year because they are too wet.Spirit River farmer and Alberta Barley Commission Director Brent Konstapel says a...

Jun 18, 2020

A Storm brewing? Grande Prairie Storm partner with Grain Bin Brewing Company to create new beer

The Grande Prairie Storm are brewing up a storm of their own when it comes to the craft beer game. The Junior A team has partnered with Grande Prairie's very own Grain Bin Brewing Company to create a ...

Jun 17, 2020

No change to Peace Region COVID-19 cases Wednesday

There was no change among Peace Region municipalities Wednesday as the province added 48 new cases of COVID-19 for June 17.There remains two active cases in the City of Grande Prairie, according to Al...

Jun 17, 2020

City designates land for upcoming supportive housing project

The City's new supportive housing project is going forward. Previously, the City ran a pilot project for housing at the Parkside Inn, which is to end in October.At Monday's Council meeting, it was dec...

Jun 17, 2020

Rental rates in Grande Prairie climb, despite nation-wide decline

While Canada saw the average rental rates drop 1.4 per cent between April and May 2020, the Swan City saw an uptick in the rates for both one- and two-bedroom units, according to rentals.ca.As the COV...

Jun 17, 2020