Tag: minimum wage

Businesses worried about fallout from minimum wage increase

News Emma Mason - October 31, 2018

Some local business owners are concerned about the potential for rising costs associated with the increase to Alberta's minimum...

Alberta minimum wage hikes again this weekend

News Erica Fisher - September 30, 2017

Alberta's minimum wage will become the highest in Canada Sunday. It goes up to $13.60 an hour on October...

17 per cent of local workers make less than $15/hour

News Erica Fisher - September 1, 2016

More than 17 per cent of people working in the Grande Prairie, Peace River and Athabasca region of the...

Alberta minimum wage moving to $12.20/hour in October

News Erica Fisher - June 30, 2016

Alberta's minimum wage is going up by a dollar on October 1st. That will make it $12.20 an hour,...

Minimum wage rising to $11.20 October 1st

News Erica Fisher - June 29, 2015

Alberta is moving towards a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2018, and the first change is set for October...

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22-year-old charged with alleged hit and run

Crime June 30, 2025

One person is facing charges in connection to a pedestrian hit and run over the weekend.

City looking for municipal election staff

Elections June 30, 2025

The City of Grande Prairie is looking for help at voting stations for the municipal election on October 20th.

UPDATE: Evacuation alert lifted for County residents near BC border

Fire June 30, 2025

The County of Grande Prairie has issued an evacuation alert for everyone located north of Township Road 714 to Township Road 734, east of the British Columbia/Alberta border to Range Road 131 due to a wildfire near the BC border.

Police seize 4 kilograms of meth following Clairmont traffic stop

Crime June 27, 2025

A traffic stop in Clairmont led Rural Grande Prairie RCMP to a significant drug seizure.

Handgun, drugs seized during Grande Prairie traffic stop

Crime June 27, 2025

A 33-year-old Grande Prairie man is facing several charges after police allegedly seized a loaded handgun, drugs and unstamped tobacco from a vehicle in the city earlier this month.

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