Peace Region

Giant mess left on property after arrests; owner and lawyer offer advice

The owner of a rural property just outside of Teepee Creek has a massive mess on his hands, after the tenants he was renting to were arrested, and alleged stolen items were recovered on the property.O...

Mar 02, 2020 A small portion of the mess left at the Teepee Creek property (photos courtesy of Gerry Hughes)

Mommylicious Market to return to Grande Prairie this month

A family focused market is returning to Grande Prairie this month. The Mommylicious Spring 2020 Market will be at the Pomeroy Hotel on March 15.Mommylicious started in 2010, and is now managed and run...

Mar 01, 2020 Image: Mommylicious/Facebook

Public sector supporters rally against budget cuts Saturday

A contingent of supporters of the province's public sector bared the blustering, snowy conditions on Saturday afternoon to rally against some of the changes announced in the province's most recent bud...

Feb 29, 2020 Public sector supporters rallied in the parking lot outside of St. Joseph's Catholic High School on Saturday afternoon against cuts made by the United Conservative Government (Photo: Shaun Penner)

No injuries reported in residential fire

The Grande Prairie Fire Department were called to a single-family residence in the South Patterson Place neighbourhood at around 11:15 a.m. on Friday, February 28, for reports of a structure fire.Crew...

Feb 29, 2020

Awards presented at the Downtown Association's AGM

The Downtown Association held their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, where a few awards were given out. The Art Ouellette Memorial Award was presented to Telus in the City Centre.Wendy Bosch, Execu...

Feb 29, 2020 Amanda Bartelds accepted the Art Ouellette Memorial Award on behalf of Telus. Pictured (from left to right): Andre Ouellette, Amanda Bartelds, Wendy Bosch, DTA Chair Chelsea O'Neill and Mayor Bill Given. (Photo courtesy of the Downtown Association)

All-female driving service giving Grande Prairie women alternative ride home option

A new designated driving service in Grande Prairie is offering women an alternative way to get home safely after a night out.Sober Gals Designated Driving Services is entering its second week of opera...

Feb 28, 2020

Odyssey House Executive Director moving on

Odyssey House is looking for a new Executive Director.After nearly four years in the post, Ebony Rempel has decided to move on.She thinks building the shelter's recognition in the community is one of ...

Feb 28, 2020 Odyssey House. Executive Director Ebony Rempel (third from right) will leave the post in April. Photo supplied by Odyssey House.

Coalition for Safer Alberta Roads excited for Highway 40 twinning, still encourages safe driving

The Coalition for Safer Alberta Roads is thrilled by the recent news of the project that will see the twinning 19 kilometres of Highway 40, south of the City of Grande Prairie.A joint partnership betw...

Feb 28, 2020 Photo by Shaun penner

Grande Prairie's housing market stayed stable in 2019

Grande Prairie's real estate market stayed on level last year compared to the year prior.Lesley Craig, President of the Grande Prairie & Area Association of Realtors, says in 2019, the housing mar...

Feb 28, 2020 Canadian Press file photo

Grande Prairie area placed under snowfall warning

UPDATE (Feb. 29, 3:32 p.m.): Environment Canada has ended the snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge and Valleyview areas. The warning has also been lifted for Grande Cache.Grande Prairi...

Feb 28, 2020