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Area residents wake up to snow on Thursday

Residents of the Peace Country have been greeted by a fresh layer of snow this morning, after several weeks of warm, spring like temperatures.Environment Canada is calling for about 2 cm to fall, befo...

Apr 04, 2019

Area residents wake up to snow on Thursday

Residents of the Peace Country have been greeted by a fresh layer of snow this morning, after several weeks of warm, spring like temperatures.Environment Canada is calling for about 2 cm to fall, befo...

Apr 04, 2019

SPRA hands out awards

One individual and one group have been saluted by the South Peace Regional Archives with its Beth Sheehan Award.It is named for a local historian and philanthropist who used to keep an archival collec...

Apr 04, 2019 SPRA Executive Director Alyssa Currie presents Matthew Wozniak with his award. Photo supplied by the SPRA.

Police on scene of a collision at 68 Avenue and 100 Street

UPDATE - 4:45 p.m. April 3Grande Prairie RCMP say they responded to a collision that happend close to nine this morning on 68 Avenue and 100 Street.The crash involved an SUV and a marked police vehicl...

Apr 03, 2019

Failed robbery attempt at Great Northern Casino Wednesday morning

The main entrance at the Great Northern Casino is more open the usual, as a truck smashed through the front doors at around 6 a.m. and attempted to pull the ATM near the front of the building out with...

Apr 03, 2019 A failed burglary of an ATM left the front doors of the casino in need of replacement (Photo: Shaun Penner)

More reports of vandalism to campaign signs

Similar to candidates in Grande Prairie, candidates in Central Peace-Notley have asked people to stop vandalizing campaign signs.Marg McCuaig-Boyd of the NDP, the UCP's Todd Loewen and Wayne F. Meyer ...

Apr 03, 2019 Photo from the Todd Loewen Facebook page

Historic church could re-open in late summer

A downtown Grande Prairie building is getting new life, 80 years after it was first built.A huge restoration effort has been underway at the former Anglican Church on 102 Street since The Worship Cent...

Apr 03, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Man faces charges after traffic stop in Beaverlodge

A traffic stop in Beaverlodge has led to a man from Wembley facing charges. On March 24 police on patrol pulled over a man who was believed to be in breach of his probation order. During the traffic s...

Apr 02, 2019

Parkside Inn improvements coming along nicely

The Parkside Inn is in the process of getting some improvements. The Inn is currently being used as a supportive housing facility and the upgrades are expected to improve safety, operations and the lo...

Apr 02, 2019

One man dead following fire in Bluesky

One man is dead following a residential fire in Bluesky on March 30th.First responders attended to the blaze at 7:00 p.m. located at 915 3rd avenue.While the fire department was battling the blaze, th...

Apr 02, 2019