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Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital ED without a physician for 48 hours
The Emergency Department at the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital is without physician coverage until 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 10. Alberta Health Services is working to ensure residents have access...
Aug 08, 2022

Crops in County OK after intense hail and wind storms on August long weekend
After a less than pleasant August long weekend (July 29-August 1) in the Peace Region, which brought rain, hail, gale force winds, and a possible tornado... crops are looking to be average this year a...
Aug 08, 2022

AFSC official says some farms hit twice by hail
An official with the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation says some Peace Region farms were hit by hail twice over the August long weekend.AFSC Claims Adjusting manager George Geibert says some ...
Aug 07, 2022

Local economic region bucks provincial and national trends, sees higher jobless rate in July
The Western Alberta economic region, which includes Grande Prairie and the Peace region bucked both the national and provincial trends when it came to unemployment figures in July. The local region sa...
Aug 05, 2022

County of Grande Prairie, PRFA lift fire advisories
The fire advisory issued by the County of Grande Prairie Fire Service on July 27 has been lifted.The fire department says fire permits are still needed to do any burning and that burning is not permit...
Aug 04, 2022

Court update: Not guilty verdict in fraud case, aggravated assault charges dismissed, jail sentence after bait vehicle operation
Not guilty verdict in fraud, extortion caseAlberta Justice says two people from Manning have been found not guilty in an extortion and fraud case.The charges against Seung Yoo and Kyung-Hae Yoo includ...
Aug 04, 2022

Grande Prairie man arrested after high speed police chase in Fort Saskatchewan
On August 2 at 2:15 p.m., the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP attempted to conduct a vehicle stop on 99 Avenue and 104 Street for a pickup truck with no rear license plate. The male driver and lone occupant of...
Aug 03, 2022

Environment Canada still investigating possible tornado in Hines Creek
Environment Canada investigators are still trying to determine if it was a tornado that did all the damage in Hines Creek.Meteorologist Jesse Wagar says it remains a suspected tornado and the investig...
Aug 03, 2022

Community comes together after possible tornado in Hines Creek
This past long weekend had Albertans seeking shelter with severe storm warnings issued across the Peace and province. At around 9:00 p.m. Friday night, the Village of Hines Creek received the brunt of...
Aug 02, 2022

The Mozart MIssion raising money for new breast cancer surgery equipment
A group of people in the Peace Country directly impacted by breast cancer have gotten together on a fundraising effort called The Mozart MissionSpokesperson Alison Bergsma says they have partnered wit...
Aug 01, 2022