Category Archives: Peace Region
The City releases Community Housing Needs Assessment report
An affordable housing plan is being developed by the City of Grande Prairie based on a Community Housing Needs Assessment report presented to the Community Living Committee. A key finding in the repor...
Apr 10, 2019
All-Candidates Forum gets voters thinking ahead of Provincial Election
It was a packed house Tuesday night at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre, as the All-Candidates Forum for the Grande Prairie and GP-Wapiti ridings was held ahead of next Tuesday's provinc...
Apr 09, 2019 From left to right: Travis Toews (UCP, GP-Wapiti), Shannon Dunfield (NDP, GP-Wapiti), Jason Jones (Alberta Party, GP-Wapiti), Terry Dueck (Independent, GP-Wapiti), Tracy Allard (UCP, Grande Prairie), Grant Berg (Alberta Party, Grande Prairie) Bernard Hancock (Freedom Conservative Party, Grande Prairie), Todd Russell (NDP, Grande Prairie), Ray Robertson (Alberta Independence Party, Grande Prairie)
Downtown Association pushing for new “City Centre” sign
Grande Prairie's Downtown Association continues to push for a new look for the city's downtown core.The association presented to the Community Living Committee this morning, looking to make several ch...
Apr 09, 2019 Photo: Grande Prairie Downtown Association
Advance Polls now open across the province
Those looking to cast their votes before election can now do so, as advance polls are now open across the province from now until Saturday the 13th, from 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.You may vote at any polling l...
Apr 09, 2019
City of Grande Prairie looking for feedback for Economic Development Strategy
The City of Grande Prairie is reaching out to its business community to help develop a brand new Economic Development Strategy.The strategy is being put in place to help with future growth of the city...
Apr 09, 2019
Man taken to hospital after bull attack near Sexsmith
A man in his 50's was rushed to hospital Monday afternoon after he was attacked by a bull. STARS Air Ambulance was called to the scene near Sexsmith around 4 p.m.STAR-5 (Grande Prairie) has been dispa...
Apr 09, 2019 STARS leaving the QEII Hospital April 8
Multiple arrests made following three break and enter investigations in Fairview
The Fairview RCMP have made several arrests over the course of the last week following multiple reports of break and enters in the community.The first break and enter occurred on April 2nd where RCMP ...
Apr 09, 2019
City votes against allocating funding to St. John Paul II storage project, and other council highlights
The City has made the decision not to allocate money towards a storage project for the Saint John Paul II Performing Arts Centre.The project was a topic of discussion at last nights council meeting. A...
Apr 08, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Dawson Creek RCMP looking for suspect in connection with serious incident Sunday Morning
Dawson Creek RCMP are looking for a man wanted for conspiring to commit murder after an incident on Sunday morning.Around 9:24 a.m., Dawson Creek Frontline Officers responded to a call reporting an as...
Apr 08, 2019
County of Grande Prairie getting over $1-million from Province for road work projects
The County of Grande Prairie is getting over $1-million in provincial funding to help cover the costs of a pair of infrastructure projects.Under the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program, th...
Apr 08, 2019