Category Archives: Peace Region
City considering tax rebate for residents in 2020 due to COVID-19
The City of Grande Prairie is looking at giving residents a tax rebate for the 2020 tax year.At the City committee meeting on Tuesday, committee voted to recommend Council approve a 1.25 per cent tax ...
May 12, 2020
Air Canada to add extra flights to Calgary in June, flights to Edmonton expected to return in July
The Grande Prairie Airport's flight schedule is slowly returning to normal as the province begins to gradually reopen.The airport announced Tuesday that Air Canada will be increasing its passenger fli...
May 12, 2020
Provincial politicians tour Fort Vermilion flood damage
The provincial government says it has made $14-million dollars available for emergency payments to people in and near Fort Vermilion who had to leave their homes because of flooding.The province will ...
May 12, 2020
Province puts money into training program for new food processing workers
The province has come up with what it is calling an Agriculture Training Support Program.A release from the government says this is to help provide training for Alberta people to work in the food supp...
May 12, 2020
County investigating their responsibility in Wedgewood's sliding slope
Three home owners in Wedgewood have been faced with an issue for the past several years, as the back of their properties have been sliding down the slope, which Bear Creek has eroded, causing concern ...
May 12, 2020
Alberta RCMP kick off Canada Road Safety Week
Tuesday marks the start of Canada Road Safety Week, which is held from May 12-18. The week is a seven-day national campaign aimed at making roads in Canada the safest in the world. It is led by the Ca...
May 12, 2020
Local restaurants gear up for province wide reopening
Restaurants in Grande Prairie are gearing up for the first phase of the provinces re-opening plan on May 14.Cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars will be allowed to reopen to the public as of Thursday wit...
May 12, 2020
County calling on budding artists to help beautify the Clairmont Adventure Park
The County of Grande Prairie is looking to beautify the Clairmont Adventure Park with some locally sourced art by holding the Art for the Park project from May 12 to June 12, 2020.The project calls on...
May 11, 2020
Province launches new resource for businesses during economic relaunch
The province is launching a new resource to assist businesses re-opening in Alberta. Called Alberta Biz Connect, the new online resource is part of the provincial government's economic relaunch strate...
May 11, 2020
Resident of High Prairie continuing care home dies from COVID-19
A resident of the J.B. Wood continuing care facility in High Prairie has died from COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, becoming the third fatality at that facility during the COVID-19 pandemic.Alberta's ...
May 11, 2020