Category Archives: Peace Region

The International Paper mill in Grande Prairie is now accepting applications for the International Paper Foundation grants. Wade Doris, Mill Controller at the International Paper mill in Grande Prairi...

The Northreach Society will be saying goodbye to Executive Director Melissa Byers this month. Last week, they announced that Byers would be leaving the organization. Byers says that over her seven yea...

Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating Jason Redhead, a man from Kamloops, B.C. reported missing on February 19, 2020.On Saturday, Grande Prairie RCMP were contacted by inves...

There were 37 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta for Saturday, June 13, while one more case in Grande Prairie has recovered, according to Alberta Health.That means there are five active and 13 ...

Students from the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre's Aboriginal Head Start program received the graduation they have been waiting for on Friday.With the program, a pre-school for kids aged 3-5 that le...

The city says its Community Orchards are ready to bloom, just in time for the start of summer.Throughout the year, the city plants seeds in the Community Orchards to help make them come to life. In th...

For the first time ever, the flag of the Philippines is flying at Grande Prairie City Hall.The flag was raised Friday afternoon during a ceremony to mark Philippine Independence Day, which dates back ...

The province added 30 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, while the City of Grande Prairie added two new cases for June 12.The two new cases in Grande Prairie come as one more case has been deemed recove...

Friday, June 12, marked UFA Farmer's Day.It is held every year on the second Friday in June.Usually, the UFA stores hold celebrations, but those can't happen this year due to COVID-19.Instead, the com...

The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership has lifted the State of Local Emergency that has been in place since March 18.GPREP is still asking people to be cautious to prevent the spread of COV...