Category Archives: Peace Region
City addresses snow removal
The ice-covered roads have been a topic of conversation and a reason for frustration for drivers throughout the city. Mayor Bill Given shared his thoughts on the topic after Monday's City Council meet...
Feb 11, 2019
Peace Region man reportedly killed in B.C. avalanche
Everything GP has learned a man from the Falher area has died in an avalanche near Blue River, BC. A group was snowmobiling about 70 kilometres south of Valemount, near the Bone Creek Forest Service R...
Feb 11, 2019
Extreme Cold Warning in place for 10th straight day
It’s now day 10 for the Extreme Cold Warning for Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Valleyview and areas. Many parts of the province can expect extreme wind chill values of between minus 40 and minus ...
Feb 11, 2019
SPRC to present to chuckwagon and rodeo community about mental health
With recent suicides in the rodeo and chuckwagon community, the Suicide Prevention Resource Centre is putting on a presentation in to address mental health problems and break down the stigma when it c...
Feb 11, 2019
64-year-old Saskatchewan man dead after collision South of Grande Prairie
One man is dead after a collision at Highway 40 and Archie Way Road Saturday night at 5 p.m. The deceased is confirmed by RCMP as a 64-year-old man from Saskatchewan. Corporal Curtis Peters, a spokesp...
Feb 10, 2019
Tracy Persson to speak at Women of Influence Awards
The City has announced who the keynote speaker will be at the Women of Influence Awards next month. The owner and designer of Cozy Intentions Tracy Persson has been selected. Persson has been heavily ...
Feb 10, 2019
Grande Prairie hands out Volunteer Recognition Awards
Over 300 volunteers have received recognition at the City of Grande Prairie Volunteer Recognition Ceremony. The volunteers devoted their time to the Grande Prairie Museum, Homeless Inititives and a nu...
Feb 09, 2019
City starts Pink Shirt Day sales for bullying awareness
February 27 is International Pink Shirt Day for bullying awareness. In support of the campaign that was started in Nova Scotia back in 2007, the City of Grande Prairie will be selling t-shirts. Advoca...
Feb 09, 2019
Man charged in Grande Prairie murder pleads guilty to reduced charge
A man charged in connection with a Grande Prairie murder has been given jail time after pleading guilty to a reduced charge. Justice Watt-Blais pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge Tuesday in Grand...
Feb 08, 2019
PSAC provides outlook into oil and gas for 2019
Companies and workers in the oil and gas industry in the Peace Country had a chance to hear from the Petroleum Services Association of Canada on Friday morning in Grande Prairie, as a look ahead to th...
Feb 08, 2019