Peace Region

County donates fire fighting equipment to Highway to Mexico Project

The Highway to Mexico Project is receiving it's first donation of 2020. The County of Grande Prairie has agreed to donate 25 self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA), 30 pairs of boots, five helmet...

Jan 08, 2020

Two sent to jail after what RCMP called "a crime spree"

Alberta Justice says the two people charged after what RCMP called a 10-day crime spree last August have been given jail sentences. Jeremi Daniel Riopka was handed an 18-month jail term December 4 in ...

Jan 07, 2020

Two facing charges after traffic stop leads to recovery of Canada Post keys

Grande Prairie RCMP say a traffic stop led to the recovery of stolen Canada Post keys and numerous charges against two people.Police were on patrol near some mailboxes around 1 a.m. January 5 when the...

Jan 07, 2020 Mail keys recovered (photo courtesy of the RCMP)

Clairmont Arena to stay closed for remainder of the winter recreation season

The Clairmont Arena is to remain closed for the 2019/2020 season, says the County of Grande Prairie. The arena is owned and operated by the Clairmont & District Agricultural Society. The County sa...

Jan 07, 2020 Clairmont Arena (Photo from the Clairmont Community Arena Facebook page)

Work by local photographer named one of Canada's best pictures

Sean Trostem, a photographer from Grande Prairie, has had his photo named one of Canada's best pictures in 2019 by Canon Canada. Trostem entered a contest on Canon Canada's Facebook page that saw over...

Jan 07, 2020 Photo Credit: Sean Trostem

Company says work delay possible as it seeks meeting over B.C. pipeline dispute

SMITHERS, B.C. - A company building a natural gas pipeline though northwestern British Columbia says it could delay work in an area at the centre of a dispute with a First Nation, but it is ready to r...

Jan 07, 2020

Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland to visit Grande Prairie, Peace River this week

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to visit Peace River and Grande Prairie this week to speak with local officials.Freeland is to visit Peace River on Wednesday, January 8, then Grande Pra...

Jan 07, 2020 Canadian Press file photo

Approximately 20 cattle killed in barn fire north of Sexsmith

The County Regional Fire Service says approximately 20 cattle were killed in a barn fire north of Sexsmith on Monday night.Crews were called out to the fire at around 9:57 p.m. on January 6 to the bar...

Jan 07, 2020 Photo: County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service

Snowfall warning ended for Grande Prairie

UPDATE (10:00 a.m. Jan. 8): The snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge and Valleyview areas has ended. The snowfall warning has also ended for Grande Cache, Whitecourt and Fox Creek.A sn...

Jan 07, 2020

Record turnout numbers for the Grande Prairie Athletic's Kids Hockey Camp

The Grande Prairie Athletic's saw a record turnout for their yearly free hockey camp.On Monday, December 30, 114 kids, ranging from 8 to 13 years old, got to take to the ice to run drills and play gam...

Jan 07, 2020 The Grande Prairie Athletics hosted their annual free kids hockey camp on Monday, December 30 (photo courtesy of MT Actions Photography)