Peace Region

Province doubles number of articling students working for Crown prosecutors in rural areas

The province has announced it has doubled the amount of articling students working for the Crown prosecution service from eight to 16. The students will be coming to different areas of the province, i...

Feb 21, 2020 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Drugs seized, Peace Region man arrested in Fort Saskatchewan fraud case

A man from the Peace Region is facing several charges, after being arrested by Fort Saskatchewan RCMP on a fraud case. Bradley Blake (43) of Hines Creek, and Austin Larner (24) were arrested after try...

Feb 21, 2020 Cash and drugs seized during arrest (Fort Saskatchewan RCMP)

Whitecourt RCMP seek public assistance identifying robbery suspects

Whitecourt RCMP are investigating a string of offences from early February that eventually led to a robbery, and are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspects.On February 3, 2020, the R...

Feb 21, 2020 Robbery suspects (Photo courtesy Whitecourt RCMP)

NOVA Gas Transmission expansion gets go-ahead from federal energy regulator

An expansion to the NOVA Gas Transmission pipeline system in the Peace Country has earned the backing of the Canada Energy Regulator.The network, which is owned and operated by TC Energy, had applied ...

Feb 21, 2020 Photo: TC Energy

Joint partnership will see stretch of Highway 40 twinned

The 19 kilometre stretch of Highway 40 south of the City of Grande Prairie will be twinned, thanks to a joint partnership between the County of Grande Prairie, the MD of Greenview, and the Alberta Gov...

Feb 20, 2020

Fort St. John RCMP warn of scam phone calls directed targets to Grande Prairie

Fort St John RCMP have received dozens of calls over the last two days reporting a phone scam that is directing people to Grande Prairie to turn their money into bitcoin.The scam consists of victims r...

Feb 20, 2020

Three of 15 escaped bison still at large; believed to be near Valhalla

Beaverlodge RCMP say most of the bison that escaped from a parked trailer at the Husky station in Hythe on Tuesday evening have been rounded up.Police say only three of 15 that got away remain on the ...

Feb 20, 2020 This photo was taken by a Hythe resident on Tuesday evening, as the bison roamed around the village. RCMP say all 15 bison remain at large at this time (Photo: Facebook / Hythe Fire Department)

Former Mayor Hugh Impey remembered for community involvement

Former alderman and mayor of Grande Prairie, Hugh Impey, passed away last week on February 11 at the age of 86. On Wednesday, a memorial service was held for Impey, and the flags in front of City Hall...

Feb 20, 2020 Hugh Impey (photo from the Oliver's Funeral Home website)

Plans move forward to build new school on St. Patrick Catholic School property

The future of St.Patrick Catholic School has been decided, and the Grande Prairie and District Catholic School (GPDCS) Board will present to the Province the plan on building a new school in its place...

Feb 20, 2020 St. Patrick Catholic School (photo by Shaun Penner)

RCMP continue 11 year investigation into the disappearance of Jody Hockett

Grande Prairie RCMP continue to seek information on the disappearance of Jody Hockett, 11 years after the investigation was opened.Jody Hockett, who also went by the names 'Jody Smith', 'Jodi' and 'Je...

Feb 20, 2020 Jody Hockett (photo courtesy of Crime Stoppers)