Category Archives: Peace Region
Leaders of Tomorrow Award nominations are now being accepted
The Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau will begin accepting nominations for the annual Leaders of Tomorrow Awards. The leadership program has been running for over 25 years in Grande Prairie. Th...
Feb 02, 2019
Lots of weather warnings in place
Snowfall warnings are still in place for Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Valleyview, Peace River, Fairview, High Prairie and Manning. Hinton and Grande Cache, as well as Whitecourt and Fox Creek, are sti...
Feb 01, 2019
Aerial photos of city and county updated
One of the most used and requested data sets for the City and the County have been updated. New aerial photos of the region have been made available. GIS Manager for the City Kent Bowman says the phot...
Feb 01, 2019
Two Grande Prairie athletes to compete in Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games
Two people from Grande Prairie will be making their way to Calgary for the Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games. A send-off ceremony was held at the Goodwill Store yesterday where the community came ...
Feb 01, 2019
Local athletes participating in Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games
Two people from Grande Prairie will be making their way to Calgary for the Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games. A send-off ceremony was held at the Goodwill Store in Grande Prairie Thursday, where t...
Jan 31, 2019
Dawson Creek RCMP searching for wanted woman
Dawson Creek RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a wanted woman. Bailie Kinnear is wanted for a list of charges which include Assault with a Weapon, Forcible Confinement, Ass...
Jan 31, 2019
Construction at former York Hotel site to start within two weeks
Construction will start within two weeks on the first new building to go up on the former York Hotel site in downtown Grande Prairie. TurCon Construction General Manager Travis Miller says there will ...
Jan 31, 2019
Author, Holocaust survivor to speak in Grande Prairie
People in the Peace will have a chance to hear a presentation from a survivor of the Holocaust next month. Eva Olsson and her family were sent to Auschwitz from Hungary in 1944 when she was a few mont...
Jan 31, 2019
Crown Land Disposition renewal process a concern for County
The County of Grande Prairie will be approaching the Rural Municipalities of Alberta regarding the provinces updated policy on renewals of Crown Land Dispositions. County council passed a resolution o...
Jan 31, 2019
Snowfall warning in effect for Grande Prairie area
UPDATE: The winter storm watch in effect for Grande Prairie, including the areas of Beaverlodge and Valleyview, have been downgraded to a snowfall warning. Areas around Whitecourt and Fox Creek, as we...
Jan 30, 2019