Category Archives: Peace Region
High Level residents warned to get ready to evacuate again, 8 hr alert in effect in Slave Lake area
Residents of High Level are being told once again to be ready to leave the Alberta community due to a wildfire.The town says residents aren't required to leave at the moment, but should gather documen...
Jun 18, 2019
Users asked to follow rules after closure at Beaverlodge pool
People at the Beaverlodge Recreation Centre say they want pool users to follow the rules to prevent further closures.The pool was recently closed for two weeks for cleaning after high levels of a bact...
Jun 18, 2019 Photo from the Beaverlodge Recreation Centre Facebook page.
New fire discovered in Slave Lake area
UPDATE: The new fire has now burned eight hectares. Air tankers are fighting a new wildfire found in the Slave Lake area Monday.It has burned three hectares and is located two kilometres south of Wide...
Jun 17, 2019 Photo supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Indian Cabins under evacuation order, residents must travel to Northwest Territories
Residents of Mackenzie County in the area of Indian Cabins have been put under a mandatory evacuation order.The order was brought into effect at 10:55 a.m. today and residents are told to drive north ...
Jun 17, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Alberta Wildfire
County hosts Open Houses this week
Today, Wednesday and Thursday the County will be hosting their 9th annual open houses. Reeve Leanne Beaupre says the open houses are a great way to share information, receive feedback, visit with neig...
Jun 17, 2019 Facebook/County of Grande Prairie
Two winning 6/49 tickets sold in Alberta
Two Albertans could be richer than they think.Saturday's $29,801,647 Lotto 6/49 jackpot was won by a pair of tickets in Alberta. One ticket which was purchased in Edmonton and the other somewhere in A...
Jun 17, 2019
City Manager sets milestone summiting Everest from north face
Grande Prairie's City Manager is celebrating a milestone achievement.Horacio Galanti has recently become the first ever Argentinian born person to summit Mount Everest from both the south and north fa...
Jun 17, 2019 Grande Prairie City Manager Horacio Galanti became the first Argentinian to ever summit Mount Everest from both the north and south face (Photo: City of Grande Prairie)
Cash and Camping features more trips and vacations this year
Cash and Camping Super Lottery ticket sales are ahead of last year's pace, according to organizers. Dave Cook, Chair of the Swan City Rotary Lottery Club says they added more trips this year and they ...
Jun 16, 2019 One of this year's prizes is a trip for 4 to Disneyland (photo by Sheena Roszell)
Play4Pelé set to raise money for Grande Prairie leukemia fighter
A co-ed 3-on-3 beach volleyball tournament is being held next weekend as a fundraising effort for local teen Erin Pel, who is going through a battle with PH+ High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at ...
Jun 15, 2019 Play4Pele is being held as a fundraiser for 14-year-old Grande Prairie resident Erin Pelé (Photo: Facebook / play4pele)
Health Minister, AHS issue statements on death of Clairmont boy
Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Alberta Health Services have both issued written statements after the death of eight-year-old Jaren Arbeau. He died Sunday after he stopped breathing and coul...
Jun 14, 2019