Category Archives: Peace Region
Weather record set April 3rd
There is a record amount of snow on the ground in Grande Prairie. As of April 3rd, 2018, there were 70 centimetres of snow on the ground, breaking an 11-year record set in 2007 with 65 centimetres. Ac...
Apr 04, 2018
Conoco Phillips to expand Montney holdings
Houston-based ConocoPhillips Co. says it is selling oil and gas assets in the United States while increasing its stake in Western Canada. The company that sold most of its Canadian oilsands and conven...
Apr 03, 2018
Coffee Chat with cabinet minister in Grande Prairie next week
One of Rachel Notley’s cabinet ministers will be in Grande Prairie next week for a discussion about the new budget. Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous will be here for what is ...
Apr 03, 2018
Controlled crosswalk to be built near new school in Arbour Hills
A controlled crosswalk is set to be built near the new St. John Paul II Junior Senior Catholic High School. As per a request from Grande Prairie Catholic School District, the marked crosswalk across 1...
Apr 03, 2018
Federal, provincial governments sign funding agreement; local projects included
The federal and provincial governments have announced $3.3-billion in federal money for infrastructure projects in Alberta. The two levels of government signed the Investing in Canada agreement today ...
Apr 03, 2018
City will be ready for cannabis legalization says Community Living Director
Over the next few months, the federal cannabis legislation that is set to come into effect this summer will start to take shape locally. The city will be looking at how and where marijuana fits into t...
Apr 03, 2018
Organizers think Rotary Dream Home Lottery will be a sell-out
Organizers are confident this year’s Rotary Dream Home Lottery will be a sell-out. Raffle Manager Kevin Hilgers says ticket sales this year are ahead of last year’s pace. “We’r...
Apr 03, 2018
Volunteers sought to experience the city from a wheelchair
Once a year the Regional Director for Spinal Cord Injury Alberta seeks out volunteers to experience life in a wheelchair. In the past, people like City Manager Bob Nicolay and City Mayor Bill Given ha...
Apr 02, 2018
UPDATE: Morning blaze in Pinnacle was "electrical in nature"
UPDATE (4:08 p.m.) The Grande Prairie Fire Department has confirmed that the blaze this morning in Pinnacle was “electrical in nature”. Acting Platoon Chief Matthew Mann said they couldn&#...
Apr 02, 2018
Keyera to acquire Pipestone infrastructure project from Encana under multi-year deal
CALGARY – A subsidiary of Keyera Corp. will purchase Encana’s Pipestone liquids hub and the planned Pipestone processing facility in western Alberta under an agreement announced Monday. Th...
Apr 02, 2018