Category Archives: Peace Region
A new organization is raising money for Grande Prairie charities
A group with chapters across Canada has started up in Grande Prairie. The GP 100 is similar to 100 Plus Women Who Care Grande Prairie, where a group of individuals get together four times a year to do...
Jan 21, 2018
Province looking to recognize local people for crime-prevention initiatives
The Alberta government is looking to recognize people and groups that put effort into crime-prevention initiatives. The Alberta Community Justice Award nominations are open until February 20, 2018. Ac...
Jan 20, 2018
Clubroot found in the Peace Country for the first time
The canola disease clubroot showed up in the Peace for the first time in 2017. It was first found in Big Lakes County, then in the MD of Greenview in five fields in the Sunset House area. Greenview Ma...
Jan 19, 2018
Trial ordered in suspected hatchet attack
Alberta Justice says a man charged after what RCMP called a hatchet attack has been ordered to stand trial. Ronald Ernest Gauthier’s preliminary hearing was held Tuesday in Grande Prairie court....
Jan 19, 2018
Pearcy retiring as Chamber CEO
After a dozen years on the job, Dan Pearcy has decided to retire as CEO of the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce. “This timeline is what my wife and I have had in mind for about ...
Jan 19, 2018
“Women of Influence” keynote speaker announced
Councillor Eunice Friesen has been named keynote speaker at Grande Prairie's inaugural "Women of Influence" Awards Reception and Luncheon in March. "With her diverse accomplishments and experience in ...
Jan 19, 2018
Local hardware stores victims of theft
A 25-year-old is facing multiple charges after a five-month-long investigation. Grande Prairie RCMP received a complaint of stolen money from Rona in the Gateway Power Centre in August 2017, according...
Jan 18, 2018
New Beaverlodge hospital not on AHS priority list
There are more worries for those pushing to have a new hospital built in Beaverlodge. The Beaverlodge hospital is not on a list of priorities submitted to the government by Alberta Health Services. In...
Jan 18, 2018
Environmental Impact Statement on Amisk project due in 2020
A federal agency says it will be 2020 before it gets some key paperwork on the proposed Amisk Hydroelectric Project. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency says the company wants to build the po...
Jan 18, 2018
Toronto man charged after FSJ Airport disturbance
A disturbance that led to a closure of the Fort St. John airport for a short time Tuesday has led to charges against a 51-year-old man from Toronto. Fort St. John RCMP say they were called just before...
Jan 18, 2018