Peace Region

Section of Range Rd 63 closing next week as County starts bridge rehab

Construction of the Highway 43X bypass has been delayed and the province is now projecting a mid-September opening, but in the meantime the County says they cannot wait any longer and need to start br...

Sep 06, 2019 Range Road 63 (116 St N) north of 132 Ave. (Photo by Shaun Penner)

Two arrested in relation to recent rural crime spree

Two suspects have been arrested by the RCMP's Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit in relation to a rural crime spree that happened over a period of approximately 10 days.On August 27th...

Sep 05, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit

Peace Region elevators included in sale

A pair of grain terminals in the Peace Region are part of an agribusiness transaction. Parrish & Heimbecker is buying 10 locations from the Louis Dreyfus Company, including the ones in Rycroft and...

Sep 05, 2019 Photo credit to ID 49812653 © Ian Chris Graham | Dreamstime.com

Highway 43X bypass really close to being done: Alberta Transportation

Though Alberta Transportation was hoping to have the Highway 43X bypass open by the end of last month, it remains closed as crews are still putting the finishing touches on the new stretch of highway....

Sep 05, 2019 Photo: Shaun Penner

Rotary Community Food Bank Drive to happen this month

The Rotary Community Food Bank Drive will happen September 17.Volunteers will be going door to door between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., collecting food donations.The drive has taken place for over 20 years ...

Sep 05, 2019

Man arrested in Valleyview given life sentence after double murder in Ontario

A man arrested in Valleyview in connection with a double murder in Ontario has been given a life sentence .Both Kitchener Today and CTV News in Kitchener say Glenn Kraemer Baurman will not be eligible...

Sep 04, 2019 Waterloo Regional Courthosue from Wikimedia Commons

Paddle Prairie School open again

Students are now back at a northern Alberta school where soot and ash residue from a massive wildfire earlier this year delayed the start of classes yesterday. There was speculation Paddle Prairie Sch...

Sep 04, 2019 Photo from the Paddle Prairie School Facebook page

Alberta Beef Producers reaches milestone anniversary

Alberta Beef Producers marked its 50th anniversary Tuesday.ABP says in a release what was then called the Alberta Cattle Commission was formed September 3, 1969 after a group of ranchers decided they ...

Sep 04, 2019 Photo by Muriel Lasure, from www.dreamstime.com

Grande Prairie SCS town hall set for September 17

Grande Prairie stakeholders will get to have their say about the use of supervised consumption sites, as the eight-member panel tasked with delivering the UCP government with insights into the future ...

Sep 04, 2019 The Grande Prairie Mobile Supervised Consumption Site during the official unveiling back in March

Start of school year delayed in Paddle Prairie

The start of classes for students attending a northern Alberta school could be delayed by two weeks as officials ensure the building is clear of soot and ash from a wildfire earlier this year.Paddle P...

Sep 03, 2019 Photo from Facebook