Holy Family Catholic Regional Division is holding a community meeting next month to discuss the future of one of its schools.HFCRD's Board of Trustees are inviting parents, guardians and community members to discuss Ecole Providence in McLennan's long-term sustainability and continued operation.The board says community...

Two suspects have been arrested after a break-and-enter in Grimshaw on Feb 3.Mounties say they responded to a B&E call from a business at 4:47 a.m., and found damage to the building, with the owner reporting multiple stolen items, "mostly tools and vehicle parts," valued at $10,000.Early into their invest...

The Superintendent of Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools has sent a letter to parents that says "our hearts are heavy" after the shootings in Tumbler Ridge.The letter from Dr. Jesse Shirley says that "when harm touches any school, it is felt across the entire education community."The let...

Flags at City Hall and other municipal government facilities across the Peace Region have been lowered to half-mast to honour those affected by the Tumbler Ridge shooting.Mayor Jackie Clayton says, "our hearts are heavy today as we hear the devastating news out of Tumbler Ridge, Schools should always be safe place...

The Grande Prairie Public School Division is asking parents to check in with their child over the coming days, following a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, Feb. 10).Police have now confirmed nine are deceased, while 25 are being assessed for a range of injuries.In an email to parents from ...

The Alberta Teachers' Association is expressing their sympathies and extending condolences following the mass shooting involving Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Feb. 10, 2026. The statement is as follows:"The members of the Alberta Teachers' Association are deeply heartbroken by the horrific tragedy that occurre...

Grande Prairie RCMP says an individual was found dead in the city's Montrose neighbourhood following a report of shots fired overnight. The report was received just after midnight on Wednesday (Feb. 11, 2026) in the area of 112 Avenue and 96 Street. Mounties and Grande Prairie Police Service members attended the scene ...

The Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools Education Foundation is working to develop a new website and recreate its address book after their previous site recently closed.The Foundation says in a statement issued Friday, that Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools Division shut down the website unexpectedl...

Grande Prairie is sixth on the list of cities with the lowest rents, according to the newest National Rental Report.The report, compiled by Rentals.ca and Urbanation, says the average rent for apartments was at $1,440 in Grande Prairie in January.Lloydminster had the lowest average rent at $1,232.Grande Prairie's rent ...

The Town of Peace River will be temporarily closing a section of 96 Street Wednesday, Feb. 11.Town crews will be conducting water main repair work between 88 Avenue and 89 Avenue.Officials say school drop-offs at TA Norris Middle School will be impacted by the route, so drivers are advised to plan their route according...

Update:RCMP have confirmed ten people are dead after a shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The Police Emergency Alert Incident issued around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, has been cancelled. Six people were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, and one person died on enroute to hospital.Two more people were found...

Invest Northwest Alberta is celebrating significant growth in the Grande Prairie-Greenview Corridor.In 2025 the combine region recorded 579 housing starts, an over 60 per cent increase from 2024.Officials say this marks the highest growth rate and largest net increase in starts among all non-metro regions in the provin...

County of Grande Prairie Council held a brief version of it's regular Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 9.Only three items were brought to the chambers with the highlight being Council approving $1.6 million for the La Glace Recreation Centre through Policy C40 - Divisional Equitable Fiscal Allocation. Through this polic...

The Peace Region will have another avenue of recycling old batteries without harming the environment, and proceeds from collection will support local community organizations. Aquatera says it is launching its new Battery Donation Program, in partnership with ABC Recyclers. Batteries collected through the program in Aqu...

The Eastlink Centre has re-opended the Aquatics areas Lazy River after an extended closure. Back in September, during their annual aquatic maintenance shutdown, staff found the liner for the Lazy River needed to be replaced, a job they planned on doing next year, which led to six month shut down. As a result of the lon...

Grande Prairie RCMP have provided an update to the serious single motor vehicle collision on Highway 43 near Debolt on Saturday evening (Feb. 7). Mounties say they responded to a report of a charter bus that had hit the median and rolled over back onto its wheels at approximately 10:27 p.m. EMS and fire service units a...

The Town of Peace River is seeking residents interested in helping to set local policing priorities.The Town is forming the Peace River Policing Committee to represent community concerns and support the development of community safety plans.Residents 18 years old or older are invited to volunteer, so long as they pass ...

Update: Grande Prairie RCMP is advising that Highway 43 is open for regular travel.An update with more details regarding the collision is expected by authorities today (Feb. 8). -----------Grande Prairie RCMP is advising that they are currently on scene at a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 43, 1 km west of D...

The area that takes in the Peace Country had the lowest unemployment rate in Alberta in January. Statistics Canada says the rate was at 5.2 per cent for the area that takes in all of northwestern Alberta, plus Banff, Jasper and Rocky Mountain House. Red Deer had the second-lowest unemployment rate at 5.4 per cent, whil...

Fort St. John RCMP are requesting the public's help investigating a copper wire theft.On Wednesday, Feb. 4, it was reported that approximately $250,000 worth of copper wire had been stripped and stolen from an unmanned rural gas site on Lower Cache Road sometime intermittently between Nov. 26 and Feb. 4."We're ask...

UPDATE: Environment Canada has lifted the freezing fog advisory issued for Grande Prairie.Conditions are currently misty in the city and visibility may still be limited in some areas across the Peace. --A Yellow freezing fog advisory is in effect for Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Teepee Creek, and La Glace.Environment a...

Evergreen Park is holding an event Saturday celebrating East Coast culture.The East Coast Kitchen Party is a fundraising event for Evergreen that allows participants to enjoy traditional East Coast food and activities while listening to live music from the Derina Harvey Band.During the event, local chefs will compete t...

Only a week after reopening, the Mainway Electrical Outdoor skating rink in Grimshaw has been closed again.The Town of Grimshaw reopened the rink Jan 28 after being closed for several weeks while crews focused on recent snowfalls.But now, the rink has been closed again due to warm weather and deteriorating ice conditio...

Aquatera is conducting maintenance work in Grande Prairie this week.As a result, northbound traffic along 108 Street and 104 Avenue will be intermittently reduced to one lane for approximately one week,Drivers are being asked to be mindful of workers in the area and obey all signage.

Alberta based health and wellness Catholic organization Covenant is holding an Indigenous health engagement session in High Prairie Thursday Feb. 5.All Indigenous community members and partners are encouraged to attend and explore ways to improve culturally safe health care.The session is part of Covenant's ongoing com...

UPDATE:Water services at NWP's Grande Prairie Campus have been restored following a water main disruption.The polytechnic says classes and services will resume as normal tomorrow (Thursday, Feb 5).They added that they appreciated everyone's patience and look forward to welcoming everyone back to campus.NWP has temporar...

Mounties in British Columbia are reporting they've made three arrests in connection of the murder of 37-year-old Robert Eric Douglas Girbav. Girbav's body was found inside a red Dodge Calibre on Dec. 31, 2023, in Dawson Creek after RCMP received reports of a suspicious vehicle.The BC RCMP North District Major Crime Uni...

Saddle Hills County says screening for cervical cancer is now available at the Saddle Hills County Health Clinic.Officials say pap tests are " a key component of preventive health care and saves lives."A release says anyone with a cervix, age 25 to 69, may be eligible for these tests. They should seek the adv...