Peace Region

Slave Lake ATM theft leads to seizure of drugs and weapons

Slave Lake RCMP say an ATM theft lead to searches that turned up drugs and weapons and to the arrests of four people.The theft took place on March 21 at a gas station on Main Street in Slave Lake.On M...

Apr 01, 2020

Grant funding recommendations made for Bear Creek Folk Fest and BuckWild PBR events

A city committee has voted to recommend the Bear Creek Folk Festival and Grande Prairie BuckWild PBR event get tourism grant funding.At the committee meeting, the recommendation was made to give Bear ...

Apr 01, 2020

North Zone adds five confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday to close out March

Five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been added to the North Zone's total on Tuesday, bringing the total to 50 to close out the month of March.Two of those cases were added in the Peace Region. T...

Mar 31, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Crime and roads major concern in City, according to satisfaction survey results

The City has received the results of their citizen satisfaction survey which was completed in January.The results from both the phone and online survey were presented to the Council Committee Meeting ...

Mar 31, 2020 Photo: Shaun Penner

Regional EMS Foundation asking for gift cards instead of food donations

The Regional EMS Foundation, Canadian Tire and New Horizon Co-op gas stations across Grande Prairie are teaming up to accept gift card donations of any denomination that will go towards local Emergenc...

Mar 31, 2020 Photo: Facebook / Regional EMS Foundation

Grande Prairie schools to feel effects of province's education cut to fund COVID-19 response

On Saturday, March 28, the provincial government announced plans to temporarily reduce funding from the Education Budget and put it towards the COVID-19 response fund.The province is proposing taking ...

Mar 31, 2020

Sunrise House still operating amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Sunrise House Youth Emergency Shelter wants to let the community know they are still operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.Executive Director Tanya Wald says some confusion has been created as se...

Mar 31, 2020 Photo: EverythingGP Staff

Youth worker, hockey coach one of Alberta's latest COVID-19 victims

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - The wife of a northern Alberta man who died this week of complications due to COVID-19 says he will be remembered as a loving father and someone who cared for youth in his commun...

Mar 31, 2020

Residental snow clearing and parking bans begin on snow routes

Residential snow clearing is underway in Grande Prairie. This process will take two-weeks to complete and will also see parking bans implemented on snow routes. Snow clearing will occur from Monday to...

Mar 31, 2020 Photo: EverythingGP

Local Girl Guides finding new ways to sell cookies during coronavirus outbreak

The local Girl Guides will now be selling their cookies at Canadian Tire and Save-On Foods, and online through London Drugs in Grande Prairie during the COVID-19 pandemic, as door-to-door sales have b...

Mar 31, 2020 Girl Guides of Canada / Instagram