Peace Region

One person dead after rollover near Widewater

Slave Lake RCMP say a young man is dead after a crash near Widewater.Mounties say Tuesday night around 11:30 p.m., a car carrying five people rolled into what police describe as a steep ditch along So...

Jul 17, 2019

Treatment and prevention the focus to combat syphilis outbreak

The syphilis outbreak declared in the province yesterday by Alberta Health shows Grande Prairie and the rest of the North Zone as a big part of that uptick.208 cases of infectious syphilis were report...

Jul 17, 2019

Controlled burn planned to fight Chuckegg Creek wildfire

Officials with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry are hoping a controlled burn will help fight the Chuckegg Creek wildfire.The burn is planned to take place over the next several days west of a bend in ...

Jul 17, 2019 Photo supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Foundation to help injured jockeys being formed

A group devoted to helping jockeys hurt on the job is being formed and is already holding its first fund-raiser.Money raised from an art auction being held during the horse races at Evergreen Park wil...

Jul 17, 2019 One of the works being sold in an art auction in support of the Grande Prairie Injured Jockey Foundation.

Impaired Driving Bus yields big results in weekend initiative

The Mobile Breath Test Unit utilized by the Grande Prairie RCMP this past week yielded some big results.The Impaired Driving Bus was used at four different checkstops around the Grande Prairie area be...

Jul 16, 2019

Volunteers needed for Street Performers Festival

A post on the Grande Prairie International Street Performers Festival Facebook page says you can get "happy memories and a free T-shirt."Volunteers are needed for this weekend's Festival. There are so...

Jul 16, 2019 Photo from the Grande Prairie International Street Performers Facebook page.

Wood pellet plant being built in High Level

A new wood pellet plant is being built in High Level.Pinnacle Renewable Energy is working on the new facility that is going up next to the existing Tolko sawmill.The company's Leroy Reitsma says the p...

Jul 16, 2019 Photo from the Pinnacle Renewable Energy web site

Road construction underway on 156 Avenue in Clairmont

Overlay work on 156 Avenue in Clairmont is underway today.The work is happening between 100 Street and 102 Street (in front of the UFA Regional Centre) and is expected to be finished by the end of Jul...

Jul 16, 2019

Highlights from city council's Monday meeting

Grande Prairie city council met Monday. Council approved the new Long Term Economic Strategic Development Plan.The 20-year plan for development in the Swan City focuses on three objectives: smart grow...

Jul 16, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Council votes to keep 2020 community group funding amount at 2019 level

City council has voted in favour of keeping the amount of money available for community group funding in the 2020 budget the same as it is in 2019.That amount is $4,349,685.Mayor Bill Given says counc...

Jul 15, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith