Peace Region

Sports organizations in Northwestern Alberta struggling during pandemic

Sports organizations in Northwestern Alberta are hurting during COVID-19. Last month the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection sent out a survey to different sporting organizations throughout North...

May 21, 2020

Dog parks re-opened in Grande Prairie, playground re-opening plan in the works

The City of Grande Prairie says dog parks across the city are now open to the public, while saying plans to re-open playground facilities are in the works.City officials provided an update late Wednes...

May 20, 2020

Local school divisions to receive funding as part of stimulus plan for school upkeep

Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced on Wednesday that capital funding for school divisions has been increased by $250 million in a bid to boost the economy, while also accelerating i...

May 20, 2020

New case of COVID-19 in Grande Prairie

The City of Grande Prairie added a new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, which was one of just 19 new cases identified in Alberta for May 20.There are now 970 active cases across Alberta as of Wednesday,...

May 20, 2020

Grande Prairie man facing firearms trafficking charges

Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has arrested a Grande Prairie man who was allegedly involved in trafficking restricted handguns.Fifty-year-old Allan Salud was arrested by ALERT Grande P...

May 20, 2020

Landslide causes minimal damage to Nitehawk infrastructure, costs of repairs unknown

Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park has a big mess on their hands, after a landslide occurred on the slope, effecting two of its ski runs.The slide, which happened at around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, app...

May 20, 2020

Drive-in movie nights returning to Bullets and Broadheads this weekend

UPDATE: The link to purchase tickets can be found here.As the Province of Alberta cautiously begins to re-open, Bullets and Broadheads popular movie night is making a return this weekend for showings ...

May 20, 2020

City Council adds Revolution Place renovations to 2020 Capital Budget

The City has added several new capital projects to its budget.At Tuesday's regular Council meeting, projects including upgrades and renovations to Revolution Place and the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion 35t...

May 20, 2020

Grande Prairie Enforcement Services rolls out bike patrol unit for summer

City of Grande Prairie Enforcement Services has created a full time, four-person bike unit that will be patrolling around the Swan City this summer.Program Manager, Sgt. Kelly Kokesch, says the depart...

May 20, 2020

Landslide hits area of Nitehawk Ski Hill

A landslide on Tuesday morning has caused damage to some of the ski runs at Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park.Nitehawk Acting General Manager Johnathan Clarkson said in a Facebook post Tuesday that t...

May 20, 2020