Peace Region

The City of Grande Prairie has plans for a new affordable housing project

The City of Grande Prairie has a new low-income housing project on the horizon, through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The build will involve the purchase of five to six parcels of land by t...

Apr 30, 2019 Photo/ Habitat for Humanity/ Facebook

GP-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews named Finance Minister

Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews has been named Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board by Premier Jason Kenney. The news comes from the swearing in ceremony of the 30th Legislat...

Apr 30, 2019 (Photo credit Youtube)

High voter turnout speaks well of people in this area says Toews

The new MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti says he is really pleased to see such a high voter turnout in his constituency.Voter turnout was over 80 percent and Travis Toews of the UCP garnered 17,772 of th...

Apr 30, 2019 MLA-elects Tracy Allard and Travis Toews on election night. Photo by Shaun Penner.

More charges for Ginter

A complaint about break-ins at mailboxes in a Grande Prairie apartment building has led to drug charges against a local man.Mounties say a search of the suspects belongings during the March 31 complai...

Apr 29, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

AHS opening up on cannabis use with community conversation

Alberta Health Services wants to open the conversation surrounding marijuana usage, and how to promote a healthy community around the new cannabis laws.Cannabis Let's Talk will be held on Friday from ...

Apr 29, 2019

Good news, bad news on having more urban park space says Tree Canada

Tree Canada says there is good news and bad news when it comes to having urban park space and more trees. President Mike Rosen tells Everything GP many Canadians are much more aware of how parks and t...

Apr 29, 2019 Grande Prairie's Jubilee Park. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.

Former Mama and Papa's owners settling in well at new location

The Crosslink County Sportsplex has some familiar faces serving food during the day.Jacques Brunet and Debbie Walker from the former restaurant Mama and Papa's are serving the community from the Over-...

Apr 28, 2019 (left) Co-owner/Chef Jacques Brunet (middle) Assistant Josie Michel (right) Co-owner/Manager Debbie Walker

Local sisters place at World Irish Dance Championships

Jenna Maxwell and Maria Maxwell, two sisters from Grande Prairie have successfully competed and placed at the 2019 World Irish Dance Championships. The competition took place in North Carolina from Ap...

Apr 28, 2019 Jenna (Left) and Maria (Right) Maxwell

Three homes damaged in Grande Prairie house fire

Three homes have been damaged after a Saturday afternoon fire in Grande Prairie.Emergency crews were called to the scene on 101 Street near 108 Avenue around 2:30 p.m.Witnesses say they heard two loud...

Apr 27, 2019 A fire Saturday damaged three Grande Prairie homes. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.

Fundraiser for Odyssey House taking place in May

A fundraising event aimed at raising funds and awareness to help break the cycle of family violence is taking place on May 11.Royal Lepage is holding its eleventh annual Garage Sale for Shelter, and B...

Apr 27, 2019 Facebook/Royal LePage