Category Archives: Peace Region
Peace Region connection to Galahad, Alberta murder case
A preliminary hearing for a murder case with connections to the Peace Country will take place today in a Camrose courtroom.Killam RCMP charged Brett Thomas Fenton with first degree murder after a woma...
May 24, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Two deaths believed to be related homicides
After the deaths of two adult males, Beaverlodge RCMP, Western Alberta District GIS, and RCMP Major Crimes South are leading investigations. At 2:45a.m.on May 17, a male was dropped off at the hospita...
May 23, 2019
Wildfire smoke reaches Grande Prairie
Forest fire smoke has pushed south into Grande Prairie and the surrounding region.A special air quality statement has been issued for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, and Valleyview area by Envirornme...
May 23, 2019
MP, groups slam rural crime report
An Alberta member of parliament calls a new report on rural crime an affront to rural Canadians who worry about being victimized.Shannon Stubbs made her comments after a final report from the public s...
May 23, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Multiple programs in place to help combat the opioid crisis in Grande Prairie
The City is hosting free Opioid crisis education sessions put on by the Grande Prairie Community Opioid Response Task Force. The sessions, planned for held on May 29 and June 10, are meant to educate ...
May 23, 2019
County of Grande Prairie hires new CAO
The County of Grande Prairie has looked to a neighbouring municipality to find its new chief administrative officer.Joulia Whittleton will take over the post July 15 from the retiring Bill Rogan.Whitt...
May 23, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
The Town of Wembley becomes fourth shareholder in Aquatera Utilities Inc.
The Town of Wembley has officially joined Aquatera Utilities Inc. as the organization's fourth shareholder. Wembley transferred its water infrastructure assets in exchange for shares in Aquatera on Ja...
May 23, 2019
Province brings in fire bans, OHV restrictions
The province says fire bans and off-highway vehicle restrictions are now in place in forest protection areas across most of northern Alberta, including the Grande Prairie Forest Area.Existing fire per...
May 22, 2019 Photo supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
New school site approved for the developing Kensington area
City Council approved a request from the school districts to designate a new school site in the future Kensington area at a Council meeting Tuesday evening."Its great that we were able to accomplish t...
May 22, 2019 Kensington Outline Plan Development Concept. Photo/ City of Grande Prairie
230 High Level evacuees in Grande Prairie
UPDATE: GPREP says it expects hundreds more evacuees to come to Grande Prairie. Hours at the reception centre have been extended to 11 p.m.Some evacuees from High Level have made their way to the Swan...
May 22, 2019 Photo supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry