Category Archives: Newsletter Daily

Earthquake reported 35 km from Grande Prairie July 26
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred near Grande Prairie around 9:00 p.m. July 26.Earthquakes Canada is reporting the quake happened roughly 35 km south-southeast from the City and had a depth of 3.6 k...
Jul 27, 2025

Grande Prairie RCMP execute search warrant in Scenic Ridge July 17
A pair of Grande Prairie residents were arrested earlier this month and roughly a thousand grams of suspected narcotics were seized during the execution of a search warrant.On July 17, the Grande Prai...
Jul 27, 2025

MD of Greenview conducting road work on Range Road 225 July 28, 29
The MD of Greenview is temporarily closing Range Road 225.Starting Monday, July 28 the road will be closed intermittently for approximately two hours at a time from Township Road 685 and 692 to accomm...
Jul 27, 2025

Wabasca Hospital Emergency Department closed until Jul 27
The Wabasca Hospital emergency department will be will be temporarily closed until Sunday July 27.Effective 6:00 p.m. Saturday July 26, the ED is closed due to an unexpected gap in clinical personnel,...
Jul 26, 2025

Grande Prairie swimmer racing at World Aquatics Championship
The swimming portion of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore starts this weekend.Team Canada includes Grande Prairie Piranhas swimmer Oliver Dawson.Dawson's competition will start Monday nigh...
Jul 26, 2025

Ken Sargent House receives more funding
The Town of Grimshaw has provided financial support to Ken Sargent House, "on behalf of every resident."Council approved a donation of just over $2,601, as well as reviewed a letter of support for the...
Jul 26, 2025

Race the 8, barrel racing fund raiser, horse racing and rugby this weekend
Race the 8Rycroft Race the 8 goes Friday through Sunday. All Pro Wagons & Chariots start at 7:00 p.m. Friday. Saturday's schedule includes team roping at 10:00 a.m., calf scramble at 1:45, wild po...
Jul 25, 2025

Saddle Hills County declares agricultural disaster
Saddle Hills County has declared an agricultural disaster because of what it calls in a news release "the severe nature of the ongoing drought conditions" in this area.The release says soil moisture c...
Jul 25, 2025

More details on officer involved fatal shooting near Grande Prairie released
The province has released more details of an officer involved shooting that occurred in Grande Prairie last week.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was directed to investigate an incident that...
Jul 25, 2025

Downed power lines closing roads in Peace River
Peace River RCMP are alerting the public about a pair of road closures. Downed power lines caused road closures on both 103 and 104 Avenue, cutting off access to Heritage Tower Seniors Home. Detours a...
Jul 25, 2025