Category Archives: Peace Region
100+ family members and friends throw birthday parade to celebrate twins' 94th birthday
Over 50 vehicles and 100-plus family members and friends gathered outside the Wild Rose Manor Assisted Living Facility on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 94th birthdays of twins Elenor Bain and Elme...
Apr 05, 2020 Twins Elenor Bain and Elmer Bulford wave to family members as they celebrate their 94th birthday with a parade. (Photo: Shane Clausing)
Fourth person in North Zone dies from COVID-19, Peace Region areas add new cases
A fourth person in the North Zone has died from COVID-19 while the Valleyview, Falher and Peace River areas each added one newly confirmed case of the disease Sunday.It is not known at this time where...
Apr 05, 2020 The Valleyview area was one of three areas in the Peace Region to report a newly confirmed case of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with Falher and Peace River (Photo: Government of Alberta / covid19stats.alberta.ca/)
Mental health professional recommending routines and reaching out during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many working from home, children having to stay home and potentially lay-offs as well. Amy Moffat, a registered professional councillor with Interactive Counselling, s...
Apr 05, 2020
Grande Prairie neighbourhoods organizing 'birthday parades' for kids amid physical distancing mandates
Neighbourhoods around Grande Prairie are coming together during the COVID-19 pandemic.The pandemic has forced many people to change their day-to-day routines. It's had a big effect on children as scho...
Apr 05, 2020 Photo: Facebook / Kassey Zatko
North Zone adds 11 COVID-19 cases, province adds 106
The North Zone added 11 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday, according to the province's aggregate data website, bringing the Zone's total number of cases to 68. Six of those cases were added i...
Apr 04, 2020
Local dance studio finding virtual way to finish off their season
DansConnection School of Performing Arts has announced an online alternative for students during the closure of the studio during the COVID-19 pandemic.Shelly Rutherford, Co-Founder of DansConnection,...
Apr 04, 2020 DansConnection / Facebook
Supply lines for farmers still open
The biggest concern for farmers during the pandemic is keeping supply lines open and maintaining grain and oilseed shipments.Valhalla producer and Alberta Canola director Andre Harpe says commodity gr...
Apr 04, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
No visitors allowed at hospitals: Hinshaw
Alberta Health Services is putting more aggressive measures in hospitals to help stifle the spread of the novel coronavirus.During the daily COVID-19 update on Friday, Chief Medical Officer of Health ...
Apr 03, 2020 Photo: EverythingGP Staff
Province calls on private and non-profit organizations to provide goods and supports during COVID-19 pandemic
After more than 1,100 offers from private and non-profit organizations had come into the Alberta Emergency Management Agency's "Unsolicited Offers Program" , Premier Jason Kenney is adding to that cal...
Apr 03, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
Convoy gathers to voice displeasure over recent UCP cuts
A convoy of protesters began at City Hall Friday afternoon to drive around Grande Prairie and protest recent cuts to health care and education made by the UCP that were implemented on April 1, 2020. T...
Apr 03, 2020 A convoy gathers outside MLA Tracy Allard's office to protest recent cuts to health care and education (Photo Credit: EverythingGP staff)