Category Archives: Peace Region

The Grande Prairie City Council meeting on Monday started on a more solemn note than usual. Following the regular singing of O Canada, Mayor Bill Given called for a moment of silence for the victims o...

Four projects in the Peace are among 62 across Alberta to be granted funding under the provincial government’s Community and Regional Economic Support Program (CARES). That includes $90,300 to T...

OTTAWA – Conservatives say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau missed a huge opportunity to save the Trans Mountain pipeline last week when he failed to meet with British Columbia Premier John Horgan....

Flags will be at half-mast at city facilities from sunrise to sunset to mark the National Day of Remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Josephine Sallis, Archivist with the South Peace Regional Arch...

The Saint Lawrence Centre for the homeless is in need of $25,000 to extend its hours. It wants to go from two days a week to full-time this summer. Project Lead Jared Gossen says that funds have dried...

The Peace River School District is having a ‘green day’ in honour of Peace River native Darcy Haugan. Haugan was killed along with 14 other members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team, sta...

UPDATE (3:32 p.m.) Two more victim’s names have been released. Defenceman Stephen Wack and top forward Jaxon Joseph are some of the deceased. – UPDATE (3:08 p.m.) RCMP now say 15 people ha...

Making sure cargo is secured is the focus of the April Bylaw Enforcement Education Program for Grande Prairie Enforcement Services. Sgt. Ross Gear says they try to make this a priority every year arou...

Although the City of Grande Prairie continues to work on bylaw amendments for when marijuana becomes legalized across the country, businesses are already vying for their space in the cannabis marketpl...

UPDATE (4:04 p.m.) Highway 40 is now open to traffic. RCMP say they are investigating and looking at all possible factors. There is still no word on any injuries in the collision. – Grande Prair...