Category Archives: Peace Region
DMI sells Peace River mill
TORONTO – Mercer International Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd., which owns a bleached kraft pulp mill in Peace River, Alta., and a 50 per cent stake in a j...
Oct 04, 2018
Grande Prairie not on list of AGLC interim cannabis licenses yet
The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission has released their list of businesses that have received their interim cannabis licenses and Grande Prairie isn’t a location that appears on the list ...
Oct 04, 2018
Weather interrupting harvest, but yields "exceptional" says Rycroft producer
Some Peace Country farmers have managed to keep combining lately, even with snow and rain at times. Rycroft producer Nick Sekulic says he has been harvesting continuously for around 10 days and he is ...
Oct 04, 2018
GPRC and Friendship Centre hosting the Sisters in Spirit Walk today
The Sisters in Spirit Walk is taking place today at GPRC and the Friendship Centre. Media Relations with Walking with our Sisters Grande Prairie and Area Omarla Cooke says the event is a way to rememb...
Oct 04, 2018
City corrects inaccurate Postmedia article about property taxes
The city is disputing a property tax rate story citing Grande Prairie as having the highest in the province. Postmedia based its findings for Grande Prairie on 2016 data that was inaccurate according ...
Oct 04, 2018
City looking to contribute $20K to alleyway art project
The city is looking at providing money for a Downtown Association pilot project. The association will be orchestrating the installation of art and murals on the back-side of interested businesses on 1...
Oct 04, 2018
Old Fort Evacuation Alert expanded
An evacuation alert for Old Fort near Fort St. John has been expanded to include more properties. The Peace River Regional District says the landslide that prompted the original alert Sunday is moving...
Oct 03, 2018
Heat and power restored in BC Peace community
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Residents of a northeastern B.C. community say heat and power has been restored but they are still without water and there’s no indication when the earth will stop mo...
Oct 03, 2018
Enrollment jump in GPPSD
Enrollments have gone up in the Grande Prairie Public School District this year. Superintendent Sandy McDonald says the increase came in at two percent, about what they were expecting. He adds growth ...
Oct 03, 2018
Water taxi available for Old Fort residents
Residents cut off by a landslide in northeastern BC will have access to a water taxi Wednesday. The Peace River Regional District says the taxi will transport Old Fort residents to the Taylor Boat Lau...
Oct 03, 2018