Category Archives: Peace Region

The MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenize says he and his colleagues have committed to five things to help farmers who still have crop out in the field.Chris Warkentin says in a news release that list inclu...

Grande Prairie RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects responsible for damaging a vehicle outside of the Great Northern Casino in October.At approximately 2 a.m. on October 25, t...

For the month of November, Enforcement Services will be focusing on proper seatbelts and occupant restraints for their monthly Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), while abandoned vehicles wil...

Close to 50 people took part in an emergency exercise Wednesday at the Grande Prairie Airport. The group included RCMP members and firefighters, along with volunteers, GPRC students and people from Te...

The County of Grande Prairie is asking drivers to exercise caution while on the roads.The inclement weather, including a winter storm that has already brought freezing rain, has led to poor road condi...

First Student has cancelled all school buses today due to inclement weather and the developing winter storm. The cancellations affect both urban and rural routes in both the Grande Prairie Public Scho...

Brand new, bigger, and better equipped fire trucks will soon be operating in Bezanson and La Glace. County of Grande Prairie's Regional Fire Service's Chief, Dan Verdun, says the new trucks will repla...

UPDATE (6:00 a.m. Nov. 8): The winter storm watch issued Thursday afternoon by Environment Canada has been upgraded to a warning. A watch is issued when the potential for such a storm exists. Warnings...

Grande Prairie RCMP's Drug Section says lab testing has turned up stronger drugs in what were initially believed to be heroin and cocaine.Those included carfentanil and fentanyl. Other substances foun...

The 2019 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign ran this past September and raised a record-breaking amount.A total of $62,080.11 was raised for the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation.The money ra...