Peace Region

WestJet cancels Grande Prairie - Edmonton flights in May

WestJet has updated it's domestic flight schedule from May 5 through June 4, 2020, and is temporarily removing it's flights between Grande Prairie and Edmonton.The changes, which are meant to address ...

Apr 20, 2020

Rotary Club of Grande Prairie Dream Home Lottery raises additional $90,800 for Peace Region Food Banks

In their third week of ticket sales, the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie Dream Home Lottery raised an additional $90,800 between April 13-20 for Food Banks in the Peace Region, bringing their total amou...

Apr 20, 2020 Photo: Facebook / Rotary Dream Home Lottery

Beekeepers facing setbacks as travel restrictions delay temporary foreign workers

Travel bans, restrictions and flight cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are making it difficult for beekeepers and other agricultural operations to bring their temporary foreign workers in....

Apr 20, 2020 Moondance Honey Inc. / Facebook

Sixth resident of McLennan care home dies from COVID-19

UPDATE (5:00 p.m. April 19): The reported fatality in the North Zone Sunday was a male in his 90's from the Manoir du Lac continuing care home in McLennan. He is the sixth resident at that facility to...

Apr 19, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta

Grande Prairie businesses among nominees for provincial business awards

Two Grande Prairie businesses have been nominated for an Alberta Business Award of Distinction, handed out by the Alberta Chamber of Commerce. Both Aztec Engineering and Made By Africans have been nom...

Apr 19, 2020 Photo courtesy Alberta Business Awards of Distinction Facebook page

Flooding in downtown leads to local State of Emergency declaration in Peace River

UPDATE (9:00am) - Water pumping efforts continue at Riverfront Park. Tiger dams, earth berms and road blocks are set up and will remain in place until at least Monday morning, to channel the water fro...

Apr 19, 2020 Photo courtesy Town of Peace River website

Two new cases of COVID-19 in the North Zone Saturday as province tops 2500 cases

Two newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being reported in the North Zone Saturday, while the province as a whole has added 165 new cases for April 18, bringing Alberta's total number of cases to 2,5...

Apr 18, 2020 Though there were two active cases reported in the City of Grande Prairie Friday, the province's aggregate data reporting website says there is just one active case as of April 18 (Photo: Government of Alberta)

County reduces municipal tax rate by 1.2 per cent for 2020

County of Grande Prairie Council changed course on its 2020 Budget during deliberations this week due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ultimately resulting in the decision to reduce the municipal tax rate by...

Apr 18, 2020 Photo: EverythingGP Staff

ATB Financial donates $250,000 to United Way of Alberta

ATB Financial has donated $250,000 to the United Way of Alberta. In a statement on their Facebook page, ATB said, "ATB's priority is to be there for Albertans, in good and tough times. Today we donate...

Apr 18, 2020 Photo: United Way Alberta Northwest

Grande Prairie businesses and individuals helping make masks for community

Local businesses and citizens in Grande Prairie are working together to make masks for their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.Over the last month, several businesses and individuals across Grand...

Apr 18, 2020 Photo: Tiddbits Facebook