Category Archives: Peace Region

Our region’s unemployment rate has gone down again. According to Statistics Canada, November’s rate is at 5.6 percent, compared to 5.8 in September and October. Our region stretches from J...

There are some changes to the annual Santa Parade in Grande Prairie this year. Downtown Association President Helen Rice says it will start 3:00 p.m. Sunday at 100 Avenue and 102 Street and will go th...

A big crowd gathered in the gym of Grande Prairie’s new Roy Bickell Public School Thursday afternoon for an official opening ceremony and ribbon cutting. It is located on Royal Oaks Drive. Alber...

The newly-approved windrow clearing pilot project has begun. City council budgeted for the new program using reserves, and City Transportation Services Manager Robert Carroll hopes people are patient ...

The education minister is in Grande Prairie today. This afternoon David Eggen will be at the opening of the Roy Bickell Public School, the 18th school in the Grande Prairie Public School District. The...

There can be up to ten minutes saved in an emergency situation if snow is cleared away from hydrants on a resident’s yard. Wembley Fire Chief Matthew Smith is hoping people can take the time aft...

The Transportation & Protective Services committee is mulling over a bylaw to allow a capped number of urban hens. Although proposed plans were rejected by the previous council, Councillor Jackie ...

UPDATE: St. Joseph’s Catholic High School was evacuated this morning after a CO alarm went off. Although early investigation pointed to a possible false alarm, further inspection found that that...

The first Take Back the Night March for Grande Prairie is set to take place this Thursday. People will walk through the downtown core to show their solidarity for victims of family violence. “We...

Local RCMP say charges will likely be laid against a Dawson Creek woman after a vehicle hit a police cruiser at the scene of a collision directing traffic. Crews were pulling a vehicle from a ditch on...