Peace Region

Deputy Prime Minister, Grande Prairie Mayor discuss future of natural gas sector

As part of her tour around Alberta, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland made a short stop in Grande Prairie Thursday to sit down with Mayor Bill Given. Freeland was in Peace River on January 8, wh...

Jan 09, 2020 Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland with Grande Prairie Mayor Bill Given (photo from the City of Grande Prairie Twitter)

Local company looks to help Australian wildlife affected by the fires

A local company from Beaverlodge is looking to lend a hand for the wildlife that have been displaced or injured by the wildfires in Australia. The quilting company Around The Block is looking for volu...

Jan 09, 2020 Photo Credit: Around The Block Facebook page

Tax scam back in the Peace Country

High Prairie RCMP have sent out a warning about phone scams.Mounties say they have had several reports recently about scammers claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency and the RCMP, telling peopl...

Jan 09, 2020

ALERT sees 2019 as successful year of operations

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams are reflecting back on 2019 as a year of success.The group, also known as ALERT, is a provincially mandated organization that works to address and combat org...

Jan 09, 2020

Province seeking public input on future of agriculture research

The provincial government is looking for public input on the future of agricultural research in Alberta.Six public engagement session will be held around Alberta this month, including one in Grande Pr...

Jan 09, 2020 Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen (middle) chatting with local farmers at Saskatoon Lake Hall on August 22 (Photo: Shaun Penner)

Plant that would produce fuel out of garbage may come to Grande Prairie

A pair of companies are hoping to build a plant that produces fuel from feedstock derived from garbage in Grande Prairie.Local company Renewable U Energy and Red Deer-based Cielo Waste Solutions would...

Jan 09, 2020 Photo: Cielo Waste Solutions.

Black wants Trudeau to see the effect of federal policies with Alberta visit

Alberta Senator Doug Black has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking that he hold a cabinet meeting in Grande Prairie or Fort McMurray in early 2020.In the letter, which was delive...

Jan 09, 2020 Senator Doug Black (centre) wants Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers to see how their policies are harmful to Albertans (Canadian Press File Photo)

Intersection safety, off-highway vehicles the focus of January's STEP and BEEP initiatives

Intersection safety is the focus this month for Enforcement Service's Selected Traffic Enforcement Program, or STEP. Sgt. Ross Gear with Enforcement Services says intersections are a high-risk zone fo...

Jan 08, 2020

Sen. Black urging Trudeau to hold cabinet meeting in Grande Prairie or Fort McMurray

Senator Doug Black is urging the Prime Minister to make a visit to Alberta early this year. More specifically, he is hoping he comes to either Grande Prairie or Fort McMurray.The Alberta Senator has i...

Jan 08, 2020 Canadian Press file photo

Alberta Fish and Gaming Association urging anglers to attend province-wide consultations

The Alberta Fish and Game Association is urging all Anglers to attend a series of upcoming public engagement sessions in eleven communities throughout the province, and beginning in Grande Prairie on ...

Jan 08, 2020