Peace Region

Friendship Centre continuing to assess situation after team member tests positive for COVID-19

The Grande Prairie Friendship Centre has temporarily closed the Community Kitchen and are running their programs virtually after a team member tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.This notice...

May 26, 2020

Grimshaw man charged after stolen property arrest in Berwyn

Peace Regional RCMP have charged a 39-year-old Grimshaw man after a stolen set of Jaws of Life and two pick-ups were recovered during an investigation.Mounties say they got a call on May 18 just after...

May 25, 2020

Grande Prairie man facing charges after drugs, stun gun discovered near Fort Saskatchewan

A search of a stolen vehicle east of Fort Saskatchewan last week has led to drugs and weapons charges against a Grande Prairie man.Fort Saskatchewan RCMP say while patrolling around the community of L...

May 25, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases in Peace Region as province adds 19 Monday

There were no new cases of COVID-19 identified in the Peace Region on Monday, as the province added 19 new cases for May 25.Active cases in Alberta dropped below 800, to a total of 762 as of Monday. A...

May 25, 2020

High Prairie RCMP investigating shooting on Peavine Metis Settlement

High Prairie RCMP are investigating a shooting that left a man injured outside a residence on the Peavine Metis Settlement. On May 23, at around 6:30 p.m., RCMP responded to a report of a male being i...

May 25, 2020

Community Futures launches program to help give small businesses financial relief

Small businesses in Grande Prairie and the Peace Region that don't qualify under any of the Government of Canada's current COVID-19 business relief programs can now access additional financial relief ...

May 25, 2020

City working to prevent public encampments, shelters offering daytime programming

The City of Grande Prairie has been working to prevent a "tent city" from popping up again this year.Chris Manuel, Director of Protective and Social Services with the City, says typically, shelters do...

May 25, 2020

RCMP issue over 1700 speeding tickets during Victoria Day long weekend

Alberta RCMP focused on speeding, distracted, and impaired driving throughout Canada Road Safety Week (May 12 to 18).They say during the Victoria Day long weekend (May 15 to 18) this year, there were ...

May 25, 2020

Rio Grande Rodeo organizers still hope to host something this year

Organizers of this year's Rio Grande Rodeo still hope to have some sort of event this year, even though the regular rode that was to start Canada Day has been postponed. Treasurer and board member Bri...

May 25, 2020

County of Grande Prairie adds new case of COVID-19 Sunday

The North Zone added one new case of COVID-19 for May 24, bringing the total number of active cases in the North Zone to 20.The newly reported case is located in the County of Grande Prairie area, whi...

May 24, 2020