Category Archives: Peace Region

Two vehicle crash leaves one driver dead, another with life-threatening injuries
Grande Prairie RCMP say a woman from Lethbridge is dead and man from Grande Prairie has been hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 40.Police say at around 1:00 a.m. Saturday, a northbound ...
Sep 07, 2019

Landslide Causes Significant Damage to Highway 40
According to 511 Alberta, a landslide 26.5 KM north of Grande Cache has led to significant damage of Highway 40 in the area. Traffic has been reduced to one lane about 2.65 km south of Sheep Creek roa...
Sep 07, 2019 photo courtesy 511.alberta.ca

Highway 40 Closed Due to 'Serious' Car Accident
UPDATE - Grande Prairie RCMP say clean up efforts are underway at the accident scene. Highway expected to stay closed for a few more hours. RCMP, Fire and EMS personnel are on the scene of what is bei...
Sep 07, 2019 photo courtesy 511.Alberta.ca

Evening of Empowerment set for tonight
It is being called an event to create awareness about what Odyssey House does and what domestic violence is like for women and children.The 3rd annual Evening of Empowerment will be held Saturday nigh...
Sep 07, 2019

Process to begin repairs on Spring Creek Road underway
The process to begin repair work is underway for Spring Creek Road. The County of Grande Prairie says geotechnical work is complete and construction design is currently underway.Earlier this summer, t...
Sep 07, 2019 Map showing road construction

Court update: Jail sentences given for an armed robbery, hatchet attack, and jailhouse beating
Alberta Justice says a Grande Prairie man charged after an armed robbery last October has been handed a four-year jail sentence.Caiden MacKinnon pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery with a firearm Au...
Sep 06, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Grande Prairie outdoor pool to finish their summer season
The Grande Prairie outdoor pool will be wrapping up its summer season on September 15. The outdoor pool re-opened a renovated facility on August 24 this year, after having been worked on for six years...
Sep 06, 2019

Alberta RCMP responded to over 200 collisions over Labour Day weekend
Over this past Labour Day long weekend, RCMP focused on tackling speeding offenses across Alberta through enforcement initiatives. Between August 30 and September 2, RCMP responded to 226 motor vehicl...
Sep 06, 2019

Fire in north side of city under investigation
At around midnight on Thursday morning, the Grande Prairie Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire at 112 Avenue and 102 Street.Photo credit to Troy Glowasky on FacebookPlatoon Chief ...
Sep 06, 2019 Photo credit to Troy Glowasky on Facebook

Grande Prairie region still has lowest unemployment rate in province
The region that includes Grande Prairie continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the province.The area of Banff, Jasper, Rocky Mountain House, Athabasca, Peace River and the Swan City had an ...
Sep 06, 2019