Category Archives: Peace Region
Sexsmith votes on use of tax dollars for elevator restoration
Ratepayers in Sexsmith have voted against the use of taxpayers dollars to preserve the last grain elevator in that town. The Sexsmith Historical Society is hoping to restore the building, by renovatin...
Oct 18, 2017
Outgoing City Councillor to focus on family and business
Three Incumbent Councillors were elected back to city council while one isn’t going to be serving for the next four years. Kevin McLean was .22 percent behind Yadvinder Minhas when polls closed ...
Oct 18, 2017
Incumbents re-elected in the County of Grande Prairie
Voter turnout was down in the County. It was 21.4 percent this year, compared to 25 percent in 2013. There were some close races, but all the incumbent County of Grande Prairie Councillors that ran ag...
Oct 18, 2017
Election results pour in for towns around the region
As the polls close for the 2017 Municipal Election, unofficial results from towns in the Grande Prairie region are rolling in. Gary Rycroft will serve as Mayor of Beaverlodge after receiving the most ...
Oct 18, 2017
Bill Given re-elected as Mayor of Grande Prairie
Voter turnout in the city was 22 percent, up one percent from the 2013 election. Bill Given has been re-elected as Mayor of Grande Prairie in the 2017 Municipal Election. With 68 percent of the vote o...
Oct 18, 2017
Brandt Tractor wins inaugural Landscape Recognition Award of Excellence
The County of Grande Prairie’s inaugural Landscape Recognition Award of Excellence goes to Brandt Tractor. Reeve Leanne Beaupre, who sits on the County Landscaping Committee, says it was a tough...
Sep 26, 2017
Rajput pulls out of race for Mayor
There is one less candidate running for Mayor of Grande Prairie. Ronny Rajput has withdrawn. He reportedly has a county address, which makes him ineligible to run for city council. Three candidates re...
Sep 26, 2017