Category Archives: Peace Region

Thanks to rain and cooler temperatures in the forecast, the County will lift its fire ban at noon today. Fire bans will be lifted in Beaverlodge, Sexsmith Wembley and the Village of Hythe effective 12...

UPDATE: (12:45 pm) ATCO says the power is back on in Grande Prairie.Update: Power expected to be restored at approximately 2:30 p.m. according to ATCO.Earlier: There are reported power outages in the ...

One member of council says discussions about the city taking over handi-bus services from the Disabled Transportation Society have happened before. Eunice Friesen says such talks date back to before s...

The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership is closing its Reception Centre at GPRC today, as many evacuees have returned home and demand for the centre has dropped significantly.Around 400 evac...

A collision between a school bus and semi-trailer this morning has reported no injuries.The collision happened as a First Student Bus that was carrying students and a teacher from St. John Paul II Cel...

More residents of northern Alberta can head home today, as the mandatory evacuation order for Keg River and Carcajou within the County of Northern Lights, has been rescinded, effective at 10 a.m. this...

An author raised near Crooked Creek says she was cured of clinical depression and it led to her writing a series of books.Pearl Gregor has released the first two works in her Dreams Along The Way seri...

In the next couple of days, road work will ramp up on Highway 40 south of Grande Prairie. Crews will be building nine passing lanes on Highway 40 approximately 38 kilometres south of the city between ...

Crews are putting the final touches on the Crosslink County Sportsplex pond, after an industrial oil waste product was disposed of in a curbside drain at 85 avenue and 105 Street in Clairmont on May 2...

City council has granted an extended leave of absence to Councillor Clyde Blackburn.He continues to undergo cancer treatment in Edmonton.This will last until the council meeting set for August 12. May...