Category Archives: Peace Region
Charges laid after woman seriously injured in dog attack
Few details have been released, but a man and a woman have been charged after another woman was viscously attacked by a pair of dogs in Grande Prairie earlier this month. When it happened June 5, one ...
Jun 29, 2018
Parking lot Canada Day BBQ today at Oliver's Funeral Home
A Canada Day celebration BBQ is happening a couple of days early at Oliver’s Funeral Home. “Grande Prairie has a lot of things happening on Sunday so we didn’t want to overlap with a...
Jun 29, 2018
NDP nominates McCuaig-Boyd for Central-Peace Notley riding
Marg McCuaig-Boyd has been nominated as the NDP candidate for the Central-Peace Notley riding for the next provincial election. The Energy Minister is from the Peace Region and has been an NDP MLA sin...
Jun 29, 2018
County hoping cleaning ditches means fewer floods
County of Grande Prairie Council has approved borrowing $1.9-million for what is being called an enhanced ditch cleaning program. This would see topsoil that was washed into the ditches during floodin...
Jun 29, 2018
Dog named "Kitty" saves Grande Prairie man
A Grande Prairie resident has his dog to thank for saving his life during a hiking trip last weekend. Darrel Comeau was hiking the G3 summit in the Grande Cache area with friends. While climbing down ...
Jun 29, 2018
Two Peace municpalities to get transit grants from the province
The province has announced grants for two public transportation projects in the Peace. The first, for $640,000, will go the County of Grande Prairie. This is to set up a regional transit service to co...
Jun 28, 2018
Naturally occurring bacteria likely responsible for deaths of fish in Bear Creek
The results are back from the Alberta government as to what killed a number of fish in Bear Creek earlier this month. Manager of Energy Management and Environmental Services with the City of Grande Pr...
Jun 28, 2018
Pomeroy Lodging President named on Top 40 under 40 list
A Grande Prairie man has been recognized on the list of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 for 2018. Ryan Pomeroy, President of Pomeroy Lodging, is a recipient of the award. The list of leaders from acros...
Jun 28, 2018
UCP Grande Prairie founding meeting Thursday
The Founding General Meeting of the Grande Prairie United Conservative Party Constituency Association is Thursday. The new electoral boundaries were changed this past winter. Jeff Henwood, the Party&#...
Jun 28, 2018
Cost increase for new La Glace fire hall
A new fire hall is being built in La Glace, but the cost is $474,856.85 more than what was in the County of Grande Prairie budget. The total cost is now $1,924,500. Council has approved using reserve ...
Jun 28, 2018