Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
Wildfire evacuation order over for hamlet of Evansburg in west-central Alberta
Officials have lifted an evacuation order for the hamlet of Evansburg, Alta., about 120 kilometres west of Edmonton. Residents were told to leave on May 1 as dry and windy conditions fuelled wildfires...
May 10, 2023
Municipalities asked Alberta's United Conservatives to keep aerial wildfire fighters
EDMONTON - Alberta's 2019 decision to cancel funding for an elite wildfire-fighting crew in 2019 came despite pleas to keep the Rapattack program from at least three municipalities, including one that...
May 10, 2023
UCP announces Safe Streets Action Plan
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The United Conservative Party (UCP) has committed to a new public safety initiative if re-elected.Leader Danielle Smith said the Safe Streets Action Plan is a comprehensive set of mea...
May 09, 2023
Charges laid after Wednesday incident near Grimshaw
A 26-year-old man is in custody and has a Monday court date in Peace River after an incident earlier this week near Grimshaw. RCMP say they received reports on Wednesday of a man with a firearm, makin...
May 05, 2023
4-H clubs getting ready for Achievement Days
It is achievement day time for 4-H clubs in the Peace. Upcoming events include: The Grande Prairie 4-H Multi Club is holding Achievement Days Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7 at Evergreen Park. The ...
May 04, 2023
Peace region candidates confirmed as of provincial election writ being dropped
Several candidates have already been confirmed to run locally in the May 29 Provincial Election. Both Grande Prairie ridings will see new MLAs elected after both Tracy Allard and Travis Toews decided ...
May 01, 2023
A look at Alberta elections and governments over the last two decades
EDMONTON - Alberta's next provincial election has been called for May 29. The Conservatives held power in the province for more than 40 years before an upset in 2015 led to changes in the political la...
May 01, 2023
Who will become Alberta's next premier? A look at Danielle Smith and Rachel Notley
EDMONTON - Alberta's provincial election has been called for May 29. Here's a look at the leaders of the province's two main parties: Danielle Smith, UCP Leader Age: 52. Born April 1, 1971. Pre-Politi...
May 01, 2023
NDP name candidate in Grande Prairie-Wapiti ahead of election call expected Monday
The NDP has named Dustin Archibald as its candidate in Grande Prairie-Wapiti for the upcoming provincial election. A release from the party says Archibald is a development editors for a company that p...
Apr 30, 2023
Grande Prairie high school football, badminton players going to provincial competitions
Three football players from Grande Prairie have made the North team that will play in the Senior Bowl High School All-Star Game. Peace Wapiti Academy defensive back Logan Hansen, along with receiver T...
Apr 29, 2023