Peace Region

Official group home status granted for Rising Above Ministry house

The Infrastructure and Protective Services Committee approved a Development Permit for a change of use this week. Rising Above Ministry's request for official group home status in the Avondale area wa...

Sep 17, 2019 Photo credit: Rising Above Ministry website

Annual Rotary Community Food Bank Drive this evening

The shelves are almost empty again and it's time to restock.Tonight is the Rotary Community Food Bank Drive.The drive has taken place for over 20 years.Last year the drive saw a record 52 tons of food...

Sep 17, 2019

Supervised Consumption Committee ready for GP residents' feedback

People can have their say tomorrow evening (Sept. 17) regarding supervised consumption sites, as the committee, appointed by the province to review them, rolls into Grande Prairie for a town hall. G.P...

Sep 16, 2019

Volunteers needed in search for Tommy Harrington Saturday

The search and rescue group Wings of Mercy, along with family and friends of Tommy Harrington, will be conducting another search for the missing Peace River teen this Saturday.And they are hoping othe...

Sep 16, 2019

Sunrise House youth emergency shelter announces plans for new location

The Sunrise House youth emergency shelter has plans for a new building. Over the weekend, Tenille Townes returned to Grande Prairie for her 10th annual Big Hearts for Big Kids fundraiser, where plans ...

Sep 16, 2019 Tenille Townes and performers from Big Hearts for Big Kids get a tour of Sunrise House Saturday from Executive Director Tanya Wald. (Photo credit: Facebook/Tenille Townes)

CNIB and Vision Loss Rehab offices to close on Sept. 20 in four Alberta cities including Grande Prairie

Longer wait times are on the horizon for thousands of Albertans who depend on local offices run by Vision Loss Rehabilitation Alberta (VLRA).Part of the CNIB, VLRA launched in 2018 and was informed by...

Sep 16, 2019 Kim Skibsted, who is blind, says a funding cut and subsequent closures could be very detrimental, especially for seniors. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Tenille Townes returns home to raise $415,000 for local youth emergency shelter

Fresh off her four Canadian Country Music Award wins, Tenille Townes was home Saturday for the 10th anniversary of Big Hearts for Big Kids, and what a wildly successful evening it was. The fundraiser ...

Sep 16, 2019

Highway 43X Bypass open

The Highway 43X Bypass west of the city is now open. It opened over the weekend. The lights are functioning and the speed limit goes from 110 km/hr to 80 km/hr just ahead of the intersection. The new ...

Sep 16, 2019

City of Grande Prairie approves 2020 community group funding grants

The City of Grande Prairie approved the 2020 community group funding grant allocation at the most recent Council Committee of the Whole.In the past, community groups and organizations would present to...

Sep 15, 2019

Terry Fox Run to be held on Sunday in Muskoseepi Park

The 39th annual Terry Fox Run in Muskoseepi Park will happen this Sunday.Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion and the run will begin at 11:00 a.m. and go around the reservo...

Sep 14, 2019 Photo from the Terry Fox Foundation Facebook