Peace Region

City launches survey on park and playground use

The City of Grande Prairie has launched a new survey about park and playground use throughout the community.The City says the goal of the survey is to gain a better idea of who uses the parks and play...

Aug 30, 2019 Photo credit: Sheena Roszell

School zones in effect Sept. 3 as students head back to class

The first day of school is Tuesday, September 3 and that means school zones are back in effect. Enforcement Services Sergeant Ross Gear says school zones are very busy and officers will be out there T...

Aug 30, 2019

Man hit and killed by train in Slave Lake

A man has been struck and killed by a train in Slave Lake.RCMP were called to the scene near Main Street at around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, where a male had been struck by a locomotive.The man had suffer...

Aug 29, 2019

GP weather: Hey summer, did you forget about us?

According to Environment Canada, Grande Prairie basically only had one week of summer.There were only seven days in June, July and so far this August where it got above 25 degrees."Typically in a summ...

Aug 29, 2019

AHS reminding parents to make sure children are up-to-date on immunizations

Alberta Health Services is reminding parents to make sure their children are up to date on their immunizations as the school year begins. "By following a routine immunization schedule, you and your ch...

Aug 29, 2019

GP tops Burgers to Beat MS fundraising for seventh straight year

A&W celebrated the wrap up of the Burgers to Beat MS campaign last Thursday, and Grande Prairie once again topped the charts for the annual fundraiser.The north side A&W in Grande Prairie is r...

Aug 28, 2019 Photo credit: Sheena Roszell

Alberta's first geothermal power plant coming to M.D. of Greenview

Alberta's first commercial grade Geothermal facility is coming to the M.D. of Greenview.The project was given the green light to move forward as it was announced Friday in Nisku that a grant from the ...

Aug 28, 2019 Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi announced the grant funding for the project Friday in Nisku (Photo: Facebook / Amarjeet Sohi)

Man charged in connection with Peace River altercation

Peace Regional RCMP responded to a report of an altercation between several individuals in the south-end of Peace River on August 26 at approximately 1:18 p.m., during which a firearm was alleged to h...

Aug 28, 2019

Pair arrested in Grande Prairie, charged in Dawson Creek armed robbery

Two males have been charged in relation to an armed robbery in Dawson Creek.Dawson Creek RCMP received a report of an armed robbery at a local business in the Mile Zero City on August 7 at approximate...

Aug 28, 2019

Sections of TWP. Rd. 730, Range Road 125 now under construction

Two more road projects are underway in the County of Grande Prairie.Grading work has started on a section of Township Road 730 between Range Roads 63 and 64. Work there involves digging out the existi...

Aug 28, 2019