Peace Region

Cooking appliances cause fires in County Friday and Saturday

County Regional Fire Services have been busy responding to three calls over a 15 hour period Friday night and into Saturday morning. Two of those calls for service were for fires caused by cooking app...

Dec 21, 2019 Photo: Facebook / County of Grande Prairie

City introduces new autonomous snow-clearing robot

The city has introduced a new pilot project, in the form of an automated snow-clearing robot. The robot, called a R-T-1000 from Left Hand Robotics, is now clearing the trail around the Bear Creek Rese...

Dec 21, 2019 Photo: City of Grande Prairie

Fog advisory ended for Peace Country

UPDATE: Environment Canada has ended the fog advisory for Grande Prairie and the rest of the Peace Country.A fog advisory is effect for an area from Manning to Grande Prairie, and all the way across t...

Dec 21, 2019

Rotary Club presents Tenille Townes with Paul Harris Fellow honour

Tenille Townes was presented with the Paul Harris Fellow award by the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie on Friday, December 20 at the Rotary Club's 2020 Dream Home. Brandon Mann, Rotary Foundation Chair, ...

Dec 20, 2019 Tenille Townes' mother, Monique, accepted the certificate on her behalf (photo: EverythingGP staff)

Four people arrested in Grande Prairie stolen mail investigation

Grande Prairie RCMP have recovered numerous items of stolen mail, following the execution of a search warrant on December 19 at a home in the Swan City.A recent investigation that was centred around t...

Dec 20, 2019

Grande Prairie RCMP targeting impaired drivers over holiday season

Throughout the month of December, the Grande Prairie RCMP will be conducting impaired driving initiatives, aimed at keeping roadways safe this holiday season.The RCMP Traffic Unit has organized severa...

Dec 20, 2019 Photo Credit: Shaun Penner

Two charged in Grande Prairie drug bust

Grande Prairie RCMP say two people are facing drug and weapons charges after what they call "a lengthy investigation."Mounties started an investigation in the fall into cocaine and methamphetamine tra...

Dec 20, 2019 Photo supplied by Grande Prairie RCMP

Sixth annual GP Christmas Charity Dinner goes Saturday

On Saturday, hundreds of homeless people in our community will gather at the Oasis Church for Grande Prairie's sixth annual Christmas dinner. The dinner is for those who are in need and can't afford t...

Dec 20, 2019 Photo Credit: EverythingGP

Amber Alert issued for 14-month-old boy out of Brule

UPDATE (10:45 a.m. Dec 20): Alberta RCMP have confirmed that the father who is accused of abducting his 14-month-old son is considered armed and dangerous.Following the Amber Alert which was sent out ...

Dec 20, 2019 Photos: Alberta RCMP

Rotary Club of Grande Prairie pledges $1.8 million towards D Coy Community Hub Project

The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie has pledged $1.8 million from their Dream Home Lottery to the restoration of the D Company, or D Coy, Armouries building. The plan is to restore the building into a c...

Dec 19, 2019 Photo: EverythingGP staff