Peace Region

Food trucks wanted for summer service at Muskoseepi Park

The city is calling on all food truck vendors for lunch and dinner service this summer at Muskoseepi Park. Food trucks will be able to set up at Muskoseepi both during the week and on the weekends thi...

Jul 04, 2019

City of Grande Prairie provides close to $10,000 to local athletes

The City of Grande Prairie announced Wednesday they had granted $9,968 to local athletes and coaches in the latest round of Pursuit of Excellence funding.Community Recreation Development Supervisor fo...

Jul 04, 2019 (photo credit to Jeromy Corrigan)

GP tops province for fentanyl-related deaths in early 2019

The opioid crisis in Grande Prairie continues to grow.Alberta Health released its 2019 first quarter report on fatal drug overdoses and the Swan City ranked the highest in the province in the rate of ...

Jul 04, 2019

One man killed, one injured, in Highway 40 crash

A 23-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash south of Grande Prairie Wednesday.Grande Prairie RCMP say the man's southbound SUV collided head-on with a northbound semi at Highway 40 and Townshi...

Jul 03, 2019

Fatal collision on Highway 40 leads to closure

A fatal motor vehicle collision has closed Highway 40, south of Township Road 700.Grande Prairie Rural RCMP say the collision involved a semi truck and another vehicle. The semi truck is currently blo...

Jul 03, 2019

Enforcement responds to social media backlash after vehicle ticketed leaving Canada Day parade

City Enforcement wants to assure people they were not camped out after the Canada Day parade handing out tickets. Charlene Gallant with Enforcement Services said after the parade was finished, just on...

Jul 03, 2019 Enforcement vehicles parked at the College Canada Day ( photo credit: Facebook)

Alberta RCMP sending nightly notifications in hopes of protecting people from theft

Alberta RCMP are trying to combat property-related crime by sending out nightly reminders to get citizens to follow a routine of protecting their personal property from would-be thieves.RCMP in the pr...

Jul 03, 2019

Paving prep underway in Clairmont

Construction season continues for the County of Grande Prairie.Work is underway to prepare 1.9 km of roadway in Clairmont which will see grading and base paving work along 97A street from 101-107 aven...

Jul 03, 2019

GPRC Students to take part in research surrounding Indigenous traditions around wildfire management

A pair of GPRC students will get the chance to form a unique partnership this summer.Andrea Rosenberger and Emma Doerkson will be taking part in the Sistering Indigenous and Western Science bursary an...

Jul 02, 2019 (photo credit to the GPRC)

Construction to start on Sisters Rock Memorial

Work can now begin on the project 'Sisters Rock.' Almost $50,000 was received through the commemorative fund with the Murdered and Missing Indigineous Girls and LGBTQ.The memorial will be created usin...

Jul 02, 2019