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Flagger nearly abducted near Fort St. John over weekend

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - RCMP in northeastern British Columbia say a road flagger working alone on a remote stretch of road fought off an abduction attempt.A news release says the woman was directing tra...

Aug 06, 2019

"Some interesting things" turning up at local dinosaur bone beds

A field crew from the University of Alberta has been busy exploring some dinosaur bone bed sites in the Peace Country this summer. They have been working at Pipestone Creek, along with two others call...

Aug 06, 2019 Photo from the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Facebook page.

Lights Claim Silver at Tier I Provincials

The Northern Lights Baseball Academy have returned to Grande Prairie with a silver medal from Tier 1 U18 AAA provincials in Sherwood Park. After scoring twice in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Calg...

Aug 05, 2019 photo courtesy Facebook

More Road Work Projects Begin on Monday

Four more road rehabilitation projects will get started today in the city.Areas that will see work include 100th street between 84th and 99th avenues, 100th street between 101 and 104 avenues, Resourc...

Aug 05, 2019

Lights into Semi Finals at Tier 1 U-18 AAA Baseball Provincials

The Northern Lights Baseball Academy will face the Calgary Bandits in semi final action Sunday morning at Tier 1 provincials in Sherwood Park. The Lights finished atop their pool with a 2-1 record aft...

Aug 04, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Northern Lights Baseball Academy

Jet boat tours among fund-raisers planned by PJC Dinosaur Museum

The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum thinks it has found a unique way for people to see some of its bone bed sites.It will be offering jet boat tours August 10.Museum curator Corwin Sullivan says the ...

Aug 02, 2019

Water line to Wembley finally completed

Aquatera announced today that the water line to Wembley is now officially complete, and water is now going through the taps of the town.The completion of this project has been long-awaited, as discuss...

Aug 01, 2019

City man busted for drugs and loaded shotgun

A city man has been arrested and charged following a traffic stop which turned up drugs and a loaded gun. Around 3 a.m. Monday (July 29), RCMP stopped a vehicle as a result of an ongoing investigation...

Aug 01, 2019

Upgrades for Drysdale Centre

A $150,000 renovation project is under way at the Drysdale Centre.Evergreen Park general manager Dan Gorman says many things are being done."We're re-tinning the inside right from the ground up to the...

Aug 01, 2019 The inside of the Drysdale Centre during the 2019 Peace Country Classic Agri-Show. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.

RCMP warning of telephone scam affecting Peace region citizens

RCMP are warning the public of a telephone scam making its way around the Peace Region.Police say they have conducted three separate investigations in Edson and McLennan recently, where an unknown sus...

Jul 31, 2019