Category Archives: Peace Region
Weyerhaeuser reports first quarter profit
Weyerhaeuser is reporting a first-quarter profit of $156 million on sales of $1.7 billion. The company says in a news release that it recorded an $83 million profit over the same time last year and a ...
May 03, 2026
County of Grande Prairie launching 8th Annual Business Survey May 4
Business owners in the County of Grande Prairie can participate in a survey to help establish business priorities.The county is launching the eighth annual Business Retention & Expansion survey to...
May 02, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 58436830 © Gajus | Dreamstime.com)
Bereaved Mother’s Day Brunch taking place in Grande Prairie May 3
A brunch event is taking place Sunday, May 3, in Grande Prairie to honour mothers who experienced the loss of a child.The Bereaved Mother's Day Brunch is organized by Peace Diagnostic Imaging and Tiny...
May 01, 2026 (Image Credit: Tiny Hands of Hope/ Peace Diagnostic Imaging)
Tickets, arrests, and towed vehicles during GPES initiative
Grande Prairie Enforcement Services has been working with Vehicle Safety Investigators to remove some rust-buckets from local roadways. GPES says this was done as part of an initiative to remove unsaf...
May 01, 2026 Unsafe Vehicle 1 (Image Credit: CC: GPES)
West Fraser releases first quarter results
West Fraser Timber is reporting a first-quarter loss of $133 million on sales of $1.334 billion. The company says in a news release that it saw better prices over the first three months of the year. I...
May 01, 2026 (Image Credit: West Fraser.)
PRRD launches survey and in-person meetings for Hazard Analysis tool
The Peace River Regional District is seeking input on their tool for calculating the risks of certain hazards.PRRD is developing a Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Analysis system through an online surv...
May 01, 2026 (Image Credit: Peace River Reginal District)
Two songs by former Grande Prairie resident to be premiered by two girls choirs in May
Two girls' choirs will premiere two different works by the same artist, formerly from Grande Prairie, in May.The first work by Esther Ling is called Louder Than Before. The Grande Prairie Girls Choir ...
Apr 30, 2026 (Image Credit: supplied by Esther Ling.)
Alberta RCMP increasing highway patrols Saturday, May 2
Over 12,000 youth will be cleaning up Alberta highways on Saturday, May 2.Multiple youth clubs and programs, including 4H Clubs and Junior Forest Wardens, are expected to take part in the province's a...
Apr 30, 2026 EGP Staff (Image Credit: EGP Staff)
Grande Prairie beginning pest control operations in May
The City of Grande Prairie is set to begin pest control operations in May.Crews will be working from May to October, weather depending, to target noxious weeds, insects and plant diseases from city-ow...
Apr 30, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Grande Prairie)
RCMP investigate armed robbery in Fox Creek
Fox Creek RCMP are investigating an armed robbery at a local gas station from earlier this month.In the early hours of April 9, a man entered the Circle K while armed with a kitchen knife and bear spr...
Apr 30, 2026