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Mercer Peace River, Woodland Cree extend Peace River Logging co-ownership agreement securing upwards of 80 local jobs

Business Ethan Montague - January 22, 2025

Mercer Peace River Pulp and Woodland Cree First Nation will continue their co-ownership of Peace River Logging after signing a "historic agreement" extending their relationship.

Minister talks worker shortage, education funding

News Erica Fisher - September 18, 2015

Alberta's minister of Innovation and Advanced Education and Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour has made her first trip up...

Grande Prairie 3rd hottest job market in Canada

News Erica Fisher - September 10, 2015

Grande Prairie is still one of Canada's best job markets. A study by staffing company Express Employment Professionals ranks...

Up to 185,000 oilfield-related jobs could be lost in 2015

News Erica Fisher - May 20, 2015

As many as 185,000 jobs directly and indirectly tied to Canada's oil and gas industry could be lost as budgets are...

Northwestern Alberta unemployment rate up

News Erica Fisher - October 10, 2014

The unemployment rate in northwestern Alberta is up. It rose 0.2 per cent last month to 4.9, which up more than...

Grande Prairie second hottest job market in Canada

News Erica Fisher - September 4, 2014

A recent survey has found Grande Prairie has the second hottest job market in Canada. The Labour Day study was...

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110 Street to be closed closed for utility work near Ken Sargent House site

Traffic & Closures August 8, 2025

Starting Monday, 110 Street will be closed from just north of the Great Northern Casino entrance to 109 Avenue as utility work for the soon to be built Ken Sargent House can be complete.

Peace River RCMP lay charges for alleged armed robbery

Crime August 8, 2025

Police have laid charges in connection with an alleged armed robbery at a home in Peace River on July 15th.

County of Grande Prairie spending highest per capita among Alberta municipalities

Provincial August 7, 2025

The County of Grande Prairie and City of Lethbridge are among the municipalities that spend the most money per person in 2023, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute.

Measles exposure warning issued in Fairview

Health Care August 7, 2025

Alberta Health Services says you may have been exposed to the the virus if you were at the Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department from 11 p.m. on August 5th to 12:30 p.m. August 6th, you may have been exposed to the virus.

Reeve Bob Marshall hoping for provincial government support for producers

Business August 7, 2025

Nearly a month and a half after declaring an agricultural disaster in the County of Grande Prairie, the situation has not improved.

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