Peace Region

Snowfall warning ended in Grande Prairie

Environment Canada has ended the snowfall warning it had issued Monday for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, and Valleyview areas.Warnings are still in place for Whitecourt, Fox Creek, Grande Cache, an...

Nov 05, 2019 Photo by Shaun Penner

Accused in two drug arrests sentenced to 20 months in jail

Alberta Justice says a man charged after a pair of 2018 drug arrests in Grande Prairie has been handed a 20-month jail sentence. Cameron Joseph Pike pleaded guilty to nine of the more than 70 charges ...

Nov 05, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

City to make offer on location for new daytime shelter

The city is moving forward with a plan to make an offer on a lot that is currently for sale and plans to use the space as a daytime shelter.Council passed the motion unanimously at Monday's council me...

Nov 04, 2019 Photo by Emily Keller

Warkentin wants a meeting on "a crisis in agriculture"

The MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenzie says there is a crisis on Peace Region farms and he is hoping the federal government will do something to help.Half of the crop is still out in the field in some pl...

Nov 04, 2019 Photo credit: ID 12706571 © Imagevillage | Dreamstime.com

Weather conditions causes County to declare agricultural disaster

The County of Grande Prairie has officially declared an agricultural disaster. The wet conditions, which delayed seeding, excessive rainfall, and cool weather, has slowed agriculture production in the...

Nov 04, 2019

Snowfall warning issued for Grande Prairie area

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, and Valleyview areas.Warnings are also out for Whitecourt, Fox Creek, Hinton, and Grande Cache.The weather office ...

Nov 04, 2019

Local product excited to share story of hockey in North Korea

A Grande Prairie raised man is set to show the world what hockey is all about in North Korea.The film Closing the Gap: Hockey in North Korea features Grande Prairie product Devan Francis, who was one ...

Nov 04, 2019 Devan Francis (left) with fellow crew members Sky Morfopolous, Nigel Edwards, Matthew Reichel and Sunny Hahm in Pyongyang, during their first of four visits to North Korea in 2016 (Photo: Devan Francis)

Local woman's grandmother crochets plastic shopping bag mat for the homeless

A local woman's grandmother is giving back to the homeless, in the form of a homemade sleeping mat.Jocelyn Wright, who's grandmother is responsible for the mat that's been circulating social media, sa...

Nov 03, 2019 Plastic Bag Mat (photo courtesy of Jocelyn Wright)

Daylight Savings Time ends tonight - turn clocks back before bed

A reminder that Daylight Savings Time ends Saturday night, meaning time across most of the country will go back one hour at 2 am local time. Before you head to bed, you are reminded to turn your clock...

Nov 02, 2019

Provincial funding will go to planning new Harry Balfour School

The province has announced an investment for 25 new schools across Alberta, including one in Grande Prairie.A portion of the province's $397-million will go to replace the Harry Balfour School.Superin...

Nov 02, 2019 Harry Balfour School (photo by Shaun Penner)