Peace Region

Two new funds started by Community Foundation to provide help during pandemic

Two new funds to help during the pandemic have been started by the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta.One is called the Better Together Fund. Foundation CEO Tracey Vavrek says this will help...

Apr 03, 2020 From the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta web site

Fines starting at $1,000 can be issued to violators of public health orders

RCMP, police, and peace officers in Alberta can now issue fines to anyone found violating the public health orders surrounding COVID-19.Sergeant Shawn Graham with the Grande Prairie RCMP, says though ...

Apr 03, 2020

Federal government deems agriculture an essential service

The federal government has deemed agriculture an essential service.A post on the Facebook page of Foothills M.P. John Barlow says the federal government made the announcement Thursday after the Conser...

Apr 03, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation launches initiative to help frontline workers, patients and seniors

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation has launched a new initiative, the Peace Country String 0 COVID 19 Greatest Need Fund, to help frontline workers, patients and seniors during the COVID-...

Apr 03, 2020 Photo: Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation

Central Peace Regional Emergency Management offering program to deliver essentials to those in need during COVID-19 pandemic

Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) and the G5 municipalities from the Central Peace Regional Emergency Management (CPERM) have joined to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.The F...

Apr 03, 2020

Resident of McLennan retirement home dies from COVID-19

A resident of the Manoir du Lac continuing care facility in McLennan has died from COVID-19 related complications, as the province announced two newly confirmed cases at the facility on Thursday.The r...

Apr 02, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw (Photo: Government of Alberta)

New fund started by United Way Alberta Northwest meant to help seniors, kids

United Way Alberta Northwest has started a fund to, as it says in a Facebook post, "get dollars where they are needed the most."It has come up with an initiative called the Community Response Fund.Exe...

Apr 02, 2020 From the United Way Alberta Northwest Facebook page

Grande Prairie Salvation Army to create food assistance program for school kids

The Grande Prairie Salvation Army has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Province, to develop and run a program that supplies vulnerable students and their families with food and/or meals during t...

Apr 02, 2020

Local distilleries now distributing hand sanitizer

Broken Oak and Latitude 55 Distilleries in Grande Prairie are now distributing their made-in-house hand sanitizer.Around the middle of March, Broken Oak and Latitude 55 announced they were beginning t...

Apr 02, 2020 Both distilleries are offering 375 millilitre bottles of the hand sanitizer. (Latitude 55/Facebook)

GPREP reminding businesses to follow provincial guidelines, renews State of Local Emergency

The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) is reminding all essential and non-essential businesses to abide by provincial guidelines.The call comes after Friday's announcement by the Go...

Apr 02, 2020 A sign posted outside a downtown Grande Prairie business (Photo: Shaun Penner)