Category Archives: Peace Region
Grande Prairie resident looking for city to ban single-use plastic bags
A local woman would like to see Grande Prairie get rid of single-use plastic bags. Maurissa Hietland spoke at a City Council meeting Monday night about the amount of shopping bags caught in trees and ...
Apr 25, 2018
Provincial grants announced during Minister's tour
Energy Minister and Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley MLA Marg McCuaig -Boyd announced seven grants for community groups while touring her riding Tuesday. Those include $125,000 to the Fairview Ski Hill f...
Apr 25, 2018
County will no longer operate day use area on Saskatoon Mountain
County of Grande Prairie Council has voted to stop operating a day use area on Saskatoon Mountain. It was recently designated a Provincial Recreation Area, so it is now the province’s responsibi...
Apr 25, 2018
Busy time for economic development in the County of Grande Prairie
There are a number of new business projects on the horizon in the County of Grande Prairie. Economic Development Manager Chris King gave Council an update at Monday’s meeting. He says local and ...
Apr 25, 2018
Art Gallery of Grande Prairie getting more use
The creative side of the community is showing itself as the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie continues to increase the number of events and exhibitions it holds. Executive Director Jeff Erbach says the P...
Apr 24, 2018
Updated: County road closures due to flooding
UPDATE (4:20 p.m.) The County of Grande Prairie continues to monitor the spring runoff. There is water flowing over and flooding roadways at multiple locations throughout the County. The most recent r...
Apr 24, 2018
CN says grain car allocations are up
CN says it sent out 6383 grain cars across Western Canada the week ending April 21. That is up from 6038 the week before and 5786 the week before that. CN says it filled all its orders for last week a...
Apr 24, 2018
ALERT Grande Prairie seizes large amount of cocaine
Thanks to tips from the public, more than half a kilogram of cocaine has been taken off the streets of Grande Prairie and three men have been arrested and charged. ALERT started their investigation in...
Apr 24, 2018
Robbery in Hythe
Beaverlodge RCMP say they are investigating an armed robbery that happened early this morning in Hythe. Police say at 1:14 a.m., they were called to the Grand Marshall Inn. An unknown suspect pointed ...
Apr 24, 2018
New Executive Director hired to lead GP Tourism
A new Executive Director has been hired to lead the Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association. Association Vice President Don Whiteford says James Leppan will start next week and has experience deal...
Apr 24, 2018