Peace Region

Year-End Interview: Travis Toews

It has been a "steep learning curve" says the MLA for GP-Wapiti after being elected in April's provincial election.Travis Toews was named Alberta Finance Minister in Premier Jason Kenney's first cabin...

Dec 31, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Year-End Interview: Mayor Bill Given reflects on the 2019 year

The City of Grande Prairie saw some major events in 2019, and Mayor Bill Given says it was really a year of change."I would really see 2019 as a year of change in a lot of ways for our overall communi...

Dec 31, 2019 Photo: EverythingGP Staff

Scam warning from local resident

A caller to Everything GP has a phone scam warning for people in the Peace Region. She says someone phoned her, saying she had won $785,000 in a contest, but she needed to send a $4200 registration fe...

Dec 30, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Local critic says Federal Carbon Tax will hurt Albertans, not reduce emissions

The federal carbon tax is rolling out in Alberta, starting January 1st.After the provincial carbon tax was abolished in June, the federal government stepped in to implement a carbon pollution price of...

Dec 30, 2019

Passionate Heart Awards return for 2020

The Passionate Heart Awards are back for another year. The awards give members of the community in the Peace Region an opportunity to nominate somebody who show exceptional service for front-line staf...

Dec 30, 2019 Photo Credit: Anna Stewart

The city is accepting art project funding applications

The City of Grande Prairie is accepting applications for Major Project Funding and Festival Funding opportunities.The funding, provided through the Arts Development Fund, is designed to support and en...

Dec 29, 2019

City preparing for fireworks and festivities to ring in new year

If you're looking for somewhere to ring in the new year, and the new decade for that matter, the City of Grande Prairie will once again be hosting their New Year's Eve celebrations in Muskoseepi Park ...

Dec 29, 2019

Santa runs marathon Christmas Day in support of Food Bank

If you saw Santa running around the Grande Prairie area on Christmas Day, your eyes were not deceiving you.The running St. Nicholas also goes by the name of Umberto Soda, who is a new resident to the ...

Dec 28, 2019 Umberto Soda ran 42.2 km on Wednesday as a way to raise money for the Salvation Army Food Bank (Photo: Soda Entertainment)

Chamber of Commerce looks to busy year ahead

2019 was a busy year for the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce, and it seems like 2020 will also require a lot of work.Over the course of the year, the Chamber was involved in numerous...

Dec 27, 2019

2020 Dream Home now open to the public

The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie's 2020 Dream Home Lottery opens to the public December 27, 2019.The Dream Home has a total of 5,571 square feet of developed space and features five bedrooms and thre...

Dec 27, 2019 Photo credit: Robyn Wetzel, 2RZ Ent (from the Dream Home website)