Peace Region

Bear Creek Pool nearing completion: City

The City of Grande Prairie says the outdoor pool is now in its final stages of the commissioning process, and should be open to the public later this summer. The City says in a release that the pool h...

Aug 16, 2019

Cleanup efforts underway following sour natural gas release

On Tuesday, August 13, the Alberta Energy Regulator was alerted of a sour natural gas release into a tributary of the Beaverlodge River.The incident occurred approximately 4 km southwest of Hythe on a...

Aug 16, 2019

Grande Prairie MLA named to Premier's Council on the Status of Person with Disabilities

Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard will have some new responsibilities moving forward.Friday morning it was announced that Allard was appointed to the Premier's Council of the Status of Persons with Disa...

Aug 16, 2019

Unlikely sighting leads to rescue of dog along Red Willow River

The odds of finding him were not high, but a local family has been reunited with their furry family member after a daring rescue by area fire departments.A dog, missing for nearly a week, was rescued ...

Aug 16, 2019 An aerial view of where Toby the dog (middle) was stranded along the Red Willow River (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)

Bear Creek Folk Festival starts tonight

The fourth edition of the Bear Creek Folk Festival will start at 6:30 this evening in Muskoseepi Park.Producer Sarah Card says it has come a long way since it first started."Over the last couple of ye...

Aug 16, 2019 Photo by Martine Martell, from the Bear Creek Folk Festival Facebook page.

Peace River area business hit with email scam

Peace Regional RCMP are warning Peace Country businesses about a scam that has been brought to their attention.A report to Peace Regional RCMP Wednesday found that what police are calling a "large com...

Aug 15, 2019

Honours for Crystal Creek farm family

A Crystal Creek farm family has been saluted by the County of Grande Prairie. The Ray and Laurie Marcy family have been given the County's Pioneer Family Farming Award. It salutes those who have farme...

Aug 15, 2019 Pictured (l to r) Councillor Corey Beck (Agriculture Service Board Chair), Ray and Laurie Marcy and sons Spencer, Ryan, Travis (Amanda) and Division 1 Councillor Harold Bulford. Photo supplied by the County of Grande Prairie.

PARDS land sublease hopes to offer solution to problem area

The County of Grande Prairie has found a solution to a problem area southeast of the city.The County has been granted a crown disposition for a section of land to the south of the Pine Valley South su...

Aug 15, 2019 The land between the Pine Valley South subdivision and PARDS' new location would become more restricted as a result of the lease. (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)

Court update: Murder suspect granted bail, preliminary hearing in police-involved shooting, jail time after weapon pointed at police

The accused in a Peace Region murder case has been granted bail.Randy Stephen Fiddler was released on $25,000 bail with conditions attached after a July 31 court appearance in Grande Prairie.He was ch...

Aug 15, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Wet weather challenging for local farmers and ranchers

There is more rain in the forecast over the next few days, something farmers and ranchers in the Peace that are trying to get haying done do not want to see.Teepee Creek area farmer and County of Gran...

Aug 15, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith