Category Archives: Peace Region
Caribou Child & Youth Centre concerned about drop in Child Abuse Reports during COVID-19
Since March 18, around when the COVID-19 pandemic began in Grande Prairie, the Caribou Child & Youth Centre says child abuse reporting has been on the decline.In a statement, the Caribou Child &am...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo: www.cariboucentre.com
Gas leak being repaired on Elevator Road in Beaverlodge
The Town of Beaverlodge says a gas leak has been detected on Elevator Road and residents are being asked to stay away from the area between the granaries and the Beaverlodge Home Build Centre (Home Ha...
Apr 28, 2020 A section of Elevator Road, outlined in red, is closed while a gas leak is repaired (Photo: Google Maps / Town of Beaverlodge)
City committee endorses two pilot projects aimed at tackling crime, social issues
The City is exploring new pilot projects to address crime and social issues.The projects were developed using input from stakeholders and the RCMP, and the results of the 2020 Citizen Satisfaction Sur...
Apr 28, 2020
Annual City Scrub kicks off Tuesday, runs until May 8
The City of Grande Prairie's annual City Scrub officially kicked off on Tuesday, which runs until May 8. The City Scrub is a community clean-up event that occurs every spring, with the goal being to p...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo: dreamstime.com
Six new COVID-19 cases identified in North as province unveils updated modelling
One of the cases of COVID-19 in the County of Grande Prairie has recovered while the province added 154 new cases for April 28, according to the Tuesday update from the province.The recovered case in ...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
PWPSD looking to build new high school alongside Harry Balfour replacement
A new high school remains priority number one for the Peace Wapiti Public School Division. However, that priority has shifted to building a new Grade 9-12 school at the Five Mile Hall site to go along...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo: Shaun Penner
City to host video calls with local non-profits to discuss services, challenges during pandemic
The City of Grande Prairie is going to start hosting weekly Zoom video-conference calls with local non-profit organizations, to see how they are operating, and what challenges they are facing during t...
Apr 28, 2020 City of Grande Prairie
Flooding hits Fort Vermilion water treatment plant
UPDATE: Tallcree First Nation at Beaver Ranch is also being hit by flooding and is being evacuated.A boil water advisory is now in place in Fort Vermilion.Flooding has hit the community's water treatm...
Apr 28, 2020 Photo from the Mackenzie County Facebook page
UPDATE: All trails re-opened in Muskoseepi Park
Update: As of Tuesday, April 28, the City of Grande Prairie has re-opened all un-paved trails at Muskoseepi Park. However, the City is still asking the public to obey any remaining signs, barricades, ...
Apr 28, 2020 The paved trails through Muskoseepi Park are once again open to the public (Photo: Shaun Penner)
Howe considered person of interest in suspicious Grande Prairie death
A man wanted by Whitecourt RCMP on aggravated assault charges is now considered a person of interest in a suspicious death that occurred in Grande Prairie on the morning of April 25.Police say 39-year...
Apr 28, 2020 Telford Randall Howe is considered a person of interest in the suspicious death of a 32-year-old in Grande Prairie on Saturday (Photo: RCMP)