Peace Region

1600 attendees expected at Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention

Close to 1600 educators have gathered in Grande Prairie for the annual Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention.Communications Director for the Convention Debbie Harris says they are coming from all over the...

Mar 05, 2020 Photo supplied by the Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention

Swan City Rotary Club's Cars for Christmas Lottery raises over $360,000

The money raised from the Swan City Rotary Club's 2019 Cars for Christmas Lottery was given to community groups and partners on Wednesday, March 4.Dave Cook, Chair of the Swan City Rotary Club Lottery...

Mar 05, 2020 Cheque being accepted by the Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools Education Foundation (Photo: Emily Keller)

Thief hits Sexsmith Fire Station

RCMP are investigating after a thief stole some equipment from the Sexsmith Fire Station.A release says someone broke into the station just before 2 a.m. Monday and went into the area where equipment ...

Mar 04, 2020

A conservation specialist says closing provincial parks won't save money, benefit Albertans, or improve tourism

The Provincial Government has announced that it will be fully or partially closing 20 provincial parks and recreational areas, while removing 164 parks, recreation areas, and natural areas from the pa...

Mar 04, 2020

McLennan RCMP tip sheet helps prevent big fraud

A fraud prevention reference card created by the McLennan RCMP is being credited with helping prevent one man from nearly losing $50,000 to a gift card scam.After the RCMP handed out a tip sheet to lo...

Mar 04, 2020

City to host public information session on College Park Redevelopment Plan

The City is inviting residents of the College Park area to attend a public information session as part of a redevelopment plan. The City says landowners and residents will be able to review a draft co...

Mar 04, 2020 Map of the College Park neighbourhood (City of Grande Prairie)

Court update: All charges dismissed in one drug case, charges withdrawn in another

Alberta Justice and the Federal Crown Prosecutor say all the charges against three people arrested in a 2019 Grande Prairie drug bust have been dismissed.Alberta Justice says all the charges against T...

Mar 04, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Entries for the Beauty of the Peace Art Competition close this Saturday

The Beauty of the Peace Art Competition continues this week through the Grant Berg Gallery, in collaboration with Big Country 93.1 FM and Q99. Gallery owner Grant Berg says the competition did exist i...

Mar 04, 2020 "El Lobo" by Daniel Sanchez, winning piece for the Beauty of the Peace competition from 2019

City looking at alternative styles of infill housing

The City of Grande Prairie is now looking at ways to change infill housing. At the Infrastructure and Economic Development Committee meeting Tuesday, proposed changes and suggestions to infill housing...

Mar 03, 2020 Examples of proposed housing alternatives are shown on the left of the image (City of Grande Prairie)

Beaverlodge CAO takes leave of absence

The Town of Beaverlodge Council is notifying the public that the Town's Chief Administrative Officer, Karen Gariepy, has been granted a Leave of Absence.Gariepy's leave was given due to 'personal exte...

Mar 03, 2020 Town of Beaverlodge (website)