Peace Region

GPRC's President and CEO responds to province's funding changes

Grande Prairie Regional College's new President and CEO says Monday's announcement from the Government of Alberta of its new performance-based funding model helps bring clarity to its budgeting proces...

Jan 20, 2020 Dr. Robert Murray officially took the role of President and CEO at GPRC on December 2, 2019 (Photo: Liam Verster)

Three charged after theft from oilfield northwest of Manning

Three people are facing charges after a theft at an oilfield site near the Chinchaga Forestry Road, northwest of Manning. On January 20, RCMP got a complaint of a theft at the oilfield site that invol...

Jan 20, 2020

The investigation into the Sportsplex Pond oil spill is now closed

The investigation into the hydrocarbon spill at the Crosslink County Sportsplex Pond has wrapped up, with no culprit found.On May 23, 2019, members of the public reported to the County of Grande Prair...

Jan 20, 2020

Province unveils new performance-based funding model for colleges, universities

The provincial government has transformed how schools like GPRC will receive provincial funding.In Calgary this morning, Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides announced that Alberta's po...

Jan 20, 2020 Grande Prairie Regional College will soon need to "earn" some of their provincial funding through targets they set-out for themselves (Photo: Shaun Penner)

Charges laid after hydrogen sulphide leak near Spirit River causes health issues

SPIRIT RIVER, Alta. - Alberta's energy regulator has laid charges against three oil and gas companies after a release of poisonous hydrogen sulphide that affected human health.Five charges have been l...

Jan 20, 2020

City on 99 closed due to frozen water line

The City of Grande Prairie says a frozen waterline has forced the closure of the City on 99 building until further notice.The building, which is home to the City's Enforcement Services and Crime Preve...

Jan 20, 2020 Photo: Shaun Penner

Rental vacancy rates rise in Grande Prairie in 2019

Vacancy rates in 2019 went down in some major municipalities across the country, but not everywhere.Heather Bowyer, a Senior Analyst for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, says Grande Prairi...

Jan 20, 2020

MD of Greenview makes $2,535 donation on behalf of Fight for Hope

The MD of Greenview has made two charitable donations on behalf of the Fight for Hope Foundation.The MD held a fundraiser during their staff Christmas party, where they raised $2,535. That money was s...

Jan 19, 2020 The MD of Greenview presents the cheques to the Fight For Hope Foundation (photo courtesy of the MD of Greenview)

Extreme cold warning ended in Grande Prairie area

After one full week of being under an extreme cold warning, Environment and Climate Change Canada has ended the warning for Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge and Valleyview Saturday afternoon.The warning, a...

Jan 18, 2020 Photo: Everything GP

Grande Prairie youth asked to imagine community in ten years for photography contest

A non-profit organization based in Ontario is asking Grande Prairie youth to think about how their community will look in ten years. The Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement is holding a photog...

Jan 18, 2020 Poster courtesy of the Tamarack Institute