Peace Region

Water outage scheduled for Monday in Bezanson

Bezanson residents are being advised by the County of Grande Prairie of a scheduled water outage on Monday, April 27.The outage is to occur between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and will allow for critical upgra...

Apr 26, 2020 County of Grande Prairie / Twitter

No COVID-19 fatalities Sunday as North Zone adds nine new cases

Nine new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the North Zone Sunday, while 247 new cases were identified across the province to bring Alberta's total number of cases to 4,480 as of April 26.The increase...

Apr 26, 2020

Update: Power restored across eastern Peace Region

UPDATE: Power has been restored in all affected areas. ATCO Electric says power is out in area just South of St Isadore, to just South of the Highway 2A turnoff. Affected communities include Nampa, Fa...

Apr 26, 2020 The area affected by Sunday's early morning power outages. Photo courtesy ATCO Electric

Bandaged Paws finding ways to fundraise despite pandemic

The Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue Association is trying to find alternative ways to fundraise during the pandemic.Natasha Arsenault, Executive Director of Bandaged Paws, says with closures and physical ...

Apr 26, 2020 Tubby, a dog from Wales that held the Guinness World Record for most bottles recycled by a dog.

Giving Tuesday hopes to raise funds for charities and non-profit organizations in Grande Prairie

For those familiar with the day Giving Tuesday, they know that it usually happens annually the Tuesday after Black Friday. The day falls just before the holiday season begins and reminds people around...

Apr 26, 2020 Photo: Giving Tuesday Facebook Page.

Eight new cases of COVID-19 in North Zone, 216 new in Alberta

UPDATE (7:10 p.m. April 25): Six new cases were identified in the Big Lakes County area Saturday, while one new case was reported in the Mackenzie County area. A full list of cases by Peace Region mun...

Apr 25, 2020

Police on scene of "incident" in South Avondale

Grande Prairie RCMP are on scene of what they are calling "an incident" in the area of 106 Avenue and 102 Street. Police were first called to the area early Saturday morning. No other details are know...

Apr 25, 2020 Photo courtesy Shane Clausing/EverythingGP

Rotary Club of Grande Prairie wraps up Dream Home Lottery

A Clairmont resident and her family will soon be moving into their new home in Taylor Estates, after their ticket was drawn in the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie Dream Home Lottery. Patti Avery, along ...

Apr 25, 2020 Patti Avery (photo Left, with her family and Rotary Club of Grande Prairie president Steve Madden, won the dream home, while Oluwadamilar Ayanleke (photo Right with his family and Madden) won the 50/50 Cash jackpot. Photos courtesy Kevin Hilgers/Rotary Club of Grande Prairie

Regional Archives look to carry legacy forward following passing of founder

Members of the Peace Country's heritage community are mourning the loss of an original archivist, as Mary Nutting passed away on Monday, April 20 at the age of 67 following a lengthy battle with breas...

Apr 25, 2020 Mary Nutting, the founding Executive Director of the South Peace Regional Archives, passed away on April 20 at the age of 67 (Photo: Fran Rodgers Photography / South Peace Regional Archives)

Despite excitement, future drive-in movie nights on hold

Those excited to take in a movie night at Bullets and Broadheads on Saturday night are going to have to cancel those plans.The event being put on by Echo AVU and the Revolution Auto Group, as well as ...

Apr 24, 2020 The parking lot filled up quickly for Friday's drive-in showing at Bullets and Broadheads (Photo: Shane Clausing)