Peace Region

Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta CEO retiring

Longtime Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta CEO Tracey Vavrek is retiring after 19 years on the job. The announcement came Thursday afternoon following a letter from Vavrek, expressing her t...

Feb 07, 2020 Vavrek has been the CEO of the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta for the last 19 years (Photo: Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta)

City launches new online recreation registration system

The City of Grande Prairie is replacing it's current eConnect service with a new and improved online registration system for recreational programs, services, rentals, memberships and more.Users will s...

Feb 07, 2020

Investment in senior housing to benefit two Peace communities

A joint investment from the Governments of Canada and Alberta will see new affordable senior housing developed in three Alberta communities, including two in the Peace Region. A $37-million capital in...

Feb 06, 2020 Grande Spirit Foundation (photo by Curtis Galbraith)

South Peace Regional Archives looking for a larger space

The South Peace Regional Archives (SPRA) is looking for more land to house its large collection. The SPRA went before a city committee on Tuesday to discuss the desired land.The archives are currently...

Feb 06, 2020 Photo from the SPRA Twitter account

AFPA cautiously optimistic softwood tariffs are coming down

The Alberta Forest Products Association is cautiously optimistic about the possibility of lower American tariffs on softwood lumber.Reports that came out Monday said reductions are coming in August. D...

Feb 06, 2020 Photo from Dreamstiime.com

AHS recruiting for Addiction and Mental Health Advisory Council

Alberta Health Services is recruiting Northern Alberta residents to become members of a new Addiction and Mental Health Parent & Family Advisory Council.They are seeking people who are passionate ...

Feb 06, 2020 Alberta Health Services logo. Photo Credit: Alberta Health Services

Northern Alberta man wins big in lottery

A Northern Alberta man is $331,763.60 richer, after winning a LOTTO 6/49 draw.Bernard Maisonneuve, who lives in the hamlet of Guy, bought his ticket from the Freson Bros. market in High Prairie, but i...

Feb 05, 2020 Bernard Maisonneuve (photo courtesy of the Western Canada Lottery Corporation)

St. Patrick Catholic School won't be modernized but may be replaced

A Grande Prairie school that has been closed for nearly three years may soon be replaced. St. Patrick Catholic School was closed in March 2017, when it was discovered that the school was in need of si...

Feb 05, 2020 St. Patrick Catholic School (photo by Shaun Penner)

Illegal use of disabled parking stalls the target of February BEEP

Grande Prairie Enforcement Services is reminding drivers that handicap parking stalls are not just for anyone to park in.This month's Bylaw Enforcement Education Program (BEEP) is focussed on cracking...

Feb 05, 2020 The illegal use of disabled parking stalls is the focus of February's BEEP (Photo: Shaun Penner)

One man in custody after incident at GPRC Wednesday morning

The Grande Prairie Regional College went into a brief lockdown Wednesday morning, due to a male on the school grounds wielding what was believed to be a knife.The Grande Prairie RCMP received reports ...

Feb 05, 2020 A man with what was believed to be a knife on campus led GPRC to a brief lockdown on Wednesday morning (Photo: EverythingGP staff)