Category Archives: Peace Region
Region's jobless rate down in March
Our region's unemployment rate fell in March. According to Statistics Canada, the jobless rate for the area that stretches from Jasper to Peace River and includes Grande Prairie is 5.1 percent. Februa...
Apr 06, 2018
Canada Post dealing with mailbox break-ins
Some residents living outside of Grande Prairie have had their mailboxes broken into. One of the individuals lives in Carriage Lane says in the last three weeks, there have been three break-ins with t...
Apr 06, 2018
Alberta government hoping new act will boost the local food industry
The Alberta government has introduced new legislation it hopes will boost the local food industry. The Supporting Alberta’s Local Food Sector Act would see the establishment of a Local Food Coun...
Apr 06, 2018
City gets $75,000 to tackle opioid crisis
The Government of Alberta has announced 29 projects have been given a chunk of money to continue to fight the ongoing opioid crisis. The City of Grande Prairie received $75,000 of a $1.4-million total...
Apr 05, 2018
New round of savings for energy-efficient products unveiled
The provincial government has rolled out a new round of what it calls instant savings for energy saving products. It says in a release that consumers can get up to $15 back on things like programmable...
Apr 05, 2018
Two men charged after flight from police leads to collision
Grande Prairie RCMP say two men have been charged after a March 24 incident where a stolen truck fled from police before crashing into a semi. Police say at around 1:30 a.m., they were on patrol when ...
Apr 05, 2018
Grande Prairie man charged with child pornography offences
A Grande Prairie man on parole already for child pornography-related offences has been arrested again for similar charges. The Grande Prairie RCMP’s General Investigation Section searched a city...
Apr 05, 2018
Winter weather could impact the start of downtown construction
If the cold weather continues there is a chance the start of construction in downtown Grande Prairie could be delayed. The city’s spokesperson for the Downtown Rehabilitation and Streetscape pro...
Apr 05, 2018
Fairview hosting first-ever Northernlink Agriculture & Home Show
The first-ever Northernlink Agriculture and Home Show gets going today in Fairview. “We did it, for the most part, because we felt that Fairview lacked a good, community event like this. On top ...
Apr 05, 2018
Officers to focus on speeding drivers in April
Grande Prairie Enforcement Services will be keeping their eyes peeled for drivers breaking the speed limit. The focus for the Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) for the month of April will be...
Apr 04, 2018