Peace Region

Affordable Housing Strategy and other council highlights

Grande Prairie City council met on Monday. Open delegationsJeremy Walker, President of UDI Grande Prairie and Scott Pravitz, President of the Canadian Home Builder's Association Grande Prairie, both p...

Oct 07, 2019

2019 Vital Signs report coming out Tuesday

The results contained in the 5th Vital Signs survey will be released Tuesday morning at Centre 2000.The biennial check on Grande Prairie and the surrounding area is conducted by the Community Foundati...

Oct 07, 2019

Grande Prairie woman arrested for firearms straw purchasing

An ALERT investigation has led to an arrest of a Grande Prairie woman for allegedly legally buying firearms, and selling them on the criminal market.ALERT Grande Prairie's organized crime and gang tea...

Oct 07, 2019 photo by ALERT Grande Prairie

RCMP hope sketch, renderings identify human remains

RCMP in Slave Lake are hoping a composite sketch and a model rendering based on human remains found near the town last year will help identify the victim and bring some clarity to the investigation.Th...

Oct 07, 2019 The photo shows the model rendering completed by RCMP of what the victim is believed to have looked like (Photo: RCMP)

Crime Reduction Lunch & Learn focuses on drug trends in Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie Crime Prevention's November Lunch & Learn event is "Drug Trends in GP."The event is being held at the Muskoseepi Park's Pavilion Meeting Room from 12-1 p.m. on Tuesday, but sold out...

Oct 07, 2019 Grande Prairie Crime Reduction

Grande Prairie, province looking at temperature drop as cold front passes

UPDATE: (3:26 p.m.) Environment Canada has ended all the special weather statements. Environment Canada says an intense cold front is on the way to our region.Grande Prairie and area, as well as most ...

Oct 07, 2019

Volunteer Services Bureau celebrates 50 years in community

Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau celebrated their 50th anniversary on Saturday by planting and dedicating a new tree in the Volunteer Grove of Trees. Executive Director Carol-Anne Pasemko says...

Oct 06, 2019 Photo courtesy Jeff Henson/EverythingGP

Aquatera pays tribute to Lagace

Aquatera has added its own tribute in a park in Sexsmith to former Mayor Claude Lagace.The company has built a waterfall and rock feature.Chief Financial Officer Jeff Pieper says Lagace played a big r...

Oct 06, 2019 Photo supplied by Aquatera

Local writer finalist for Governor General's Literary Award in young people's literature

A local author is one of four writers nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award. Sue Farrell Holler is a finalist for the award in the young people's literature category and says she was in di...

Oct 05, 2019 Sue Farell Holler (Photo from her website)

Hockey Legends to attend 3D Charity Gala in December

Three NHL legends will be in Grande Prairie for the 3D Children's Charity Gala.Former Oiler great, Paul Coffey, who won three Stanley Cups with the Oilers, and one with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and La...

Oct 04, 2019 3 hockey legends will visit Grande Prairie for charity gala