Category Archives: Peace Region
Chamber surveying members on air transportation in Grande Prairie
The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce is surveying its members on air transportation.The chamber says this is part of its advocacy effortsChair Jon Anderson says many people here see t...
Mar 12, 2025
Canfor reports smaller loss in fourth quarter
Canfor is reporting a $45.9 million loss for the fourth quarter of 2024.That compares to $559.7 million in the three previous months.The company says there was a price increase for lumber during the f...
Mar 12, 2025
Snowfall warnings out for County of Grande Prairie, MD of Greenview
The County of Grande Prairie and Municipal District of Greenview are under snowfall warnings. Environment Canada is forecasting a long period of snowfall will start the morning of Wednesday March 12. ...
Mar 11, 2025 Photo Courtesy EGP Staff
Front counter hours adjusting for Grande Prairie RCMP detachment
The hours of operation for the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment and Grande Prairie Enforcement Services front counter services will be slightly reduced, starting next week.Effective Monday, March 17, th...
Mar 11, 2025
Local Mounties still looking for the owner of found cash
Grande Prairie RCMP are still searching for the rightful owner of what police call a "large sum of found cash."The money was found inside some donations made to Value Village on Wednesday, September 2...
Mar 11, 2025
Applications open for NWP's new Social Work diploma
Northwestern Polytechnic's new Social Work Diploma program has been approved and is now accepting applications.The two-year program prepares graduates to become registered social workers in Alberta an...
Mar 11, 2025
No wildfires burning in Grande Prairie Forest Area
As we enter day 11 of Alberta's wildfire season there are still currently no fires burning in the Grande Prairie Forest Area.However, one wildfire is still burning in the Peace River Forest Area, it i...
Mar 11, 2025
MD of Greenview updates gravel road bans
The Municipal District of Greenview is updating its road bans Tuesday, March 11.Effective 10:00 a.m. all Greenview Gravel roads except for gravel streets within Greenview hamlets will be at 75 per cen...
Mar 11, 2025
Highlights from Monday's city council meeting
Besides snow removal, council talked about several other things at its meeting on Monday.Sports DomeCouncil gave first reading to a borrowing bylaw for the new sports dome. Second and third readings w...
Mar 11, 2025
City Council lowers snow removal operations trigger
City Council has voted to decrease the snow removal trigger to 10 centimetres. It had been set at 13 centimetres of snowfall before plowing starts.Deputy Mayor Wade Pilat says the 13 centimetre target...
Mar 11, 2025