Category Archives: Peace Region
One new case of COVID-19 in the City of Grande Prairie
One new case of COVID-19 has been identified in the City of Grande Prairie as the province added 29 new cases for May 28. It is one of two cases added in the North Zone in the last 24 hours.There are ...
May 28, 2020
Changes to some GPPSD programs coming as 2020-21 budget is finalized
Some programs within the Grande Prairie Public School Division will see changes for the 2020-21 school year, as the division works around a reduced level of funding from previous years, as well as a n...
May 28, 2020
Two men charged in 2019 Grande Prairie homicide, one remains at large
Alberta RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating one of two men charged with first degree murder in relation to the investigation into the death of Cody Michaloski in Grande Prairie las...
May 28, 2020
Bike sales in Grande Prairie sky rocket during COVID-19
Bike sales in Grande Prairie and across the Province of Alberta have taken a big hike during COVID-19.With COVID-19 providing more free time for folks, seemingly more people around the region have tak...
May 28, 2020
Wetaskiwin court sentences former Peace Region man in Galahad, Alberta murder case
WARNING: Some of the details of this story are graphic. Discretion is advised.A life sentence with no chance of parole for 17 years has been handed to a man originally from the Peace after a murder ne...
May 27, 2020
Grande Prairie RCMP seeing spike in phone scams targeting locals
The Grande Prairie RCMP say they have seen a significant increase in CRA-style phone scams that are targeting local residents over the past couple of months, and they are reminding residents to be vig...
May 27, 2020
City of Grande Prairie up to five active COVID-19 cases
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the City of Grande Prairie from the 25 new cases confirmed in the province for May 27.There are now 679 active cases in the province, the lowest numbe...
May 27, 2020
Salvation Army of Grande Prairie deploys food truck following closure of Community Kitchen
The Salvation Army of Grande Prairie is helping out the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre after the Community Kitchen was temporarily closed due to a team member testing positive for COVID-19 late last...
May 27, 2020
Fire ban lifted in County of Grande Prairie
The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service has lifted its fire ban. Effective immediately, the fire bans for the Towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Wembley and the Village of Hythe are no longer ...
May 27, 2020
Grande Prairie area playgrounds opening June 1
Playgrounds in the Grande Prairie area will be re-opened on June 1, as part of the area's regional approach to re-opening through the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP). The partner...
May 27, 2020