Peace Region

County of Grande Prairie FCSS to host ongoing family scavenger hunt

The County of Grande Prairie's Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is hosting a family scavenger hunt throughout the region. The County will begin releasing clues on Monday, May 25 through th...

May 24, 2020

La Glace fundraising harvest finishes "in the nick of time"

Organizers say a fund-raising harvest in the La Glace area finished "in the nick of time" Wednesday before the rainy weather came.The money raised from the canola crop grown as part of the first Growi...

May 24, 2020

Art Gallery accepting submissions for new community art installation

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie has begun accepting submissions for a new exhibit called The Curve, a community art installation focused on the current pandemic.The exhibit will be made up of artwor...

May 24, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie Saturday

There are now 19 active cases of COVID-19 in the North Zone as of Saturday as the Province added 18 new cases for May 23. The new cases bring the provincial total to 814 active cases of the novel coro...

May 23, 2020

Evergreen Park making plans for horse racing, drive-in theatre amid COVID-19

Evergreen Park has officially re-opened to the public as of Friday morning.With the re-opening the park has undergone some changes and rules that visitors will have to follow because of COVID-19 restr...

May 23, 2020

New COVID-19 cases serve as reminder to remain vigilant: Given

Grande Prairie Mayor Bill Given says new cases of COVID-19 appearing in Grande Prairie serve as a reminder that the coronavirus pandemic is not over, despite the fact the businesses and activities in ...

May 23, 2020

Ramona's Pizza staff member tests positive for COVID-19

Ramona's Pizza in Grande Prairie says one of its team members has tested positive for COVID-19. The restaurant took to Facebook Friday afternoon to announce the news:Both locations (on Resources Road ...

May 22, 2020

Local FCSS teams to host virtual Seniors' Tea event

The Family and Community Support Services teams from the City and County of Grande Prairie, the towns of Wembley and Beaverlodge, the Village of Hythe and Seniors Outreach have joined to put on a virt...

May 22, 2020

City of Grande Prairie now at three active COVID-19 cases

For the third straight day, the City of Grande Prairie added a new active case of COVID-19 on Friday, while the province added 32 new cases for May 22.Read more: Ramona's Pizza staff member tests posi...

May 22, 2020

B.C. joins Alberta, Saskatchewan in barring out-of-province access to provincial campgrounds

Outdoor enthusiasts in Western Canada will have be camping closer to home this season - at least until further notice.Following similar decisions made by the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments, Brit...

May 22, 2020