Category Archives: Peace Region
Court update: Jail time after fatal crash
A fatal crash last fall that involved a stolen truck has led to jail time for a Grande Prairie man.Alberta Justice says Terris Gordon Truax was given a term of just under five-and-a-half years after p...
May 22, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Smoke impacting air quality in parts of the Peace
Environment Canada has issued special air quality statements for a big chunk of the Peace Country.The statements are for the Fairview, High Prairie, Peace River, Manning, High Level, and Fort Vermilio...
May 22, 2019 Wildfire smoke in the air over Grande Prairie in August 2018. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.
Base paving work on Range Road 60 to begin
Work has begun on a 5.3 km section of Range Road 60 which ranges from Highway 2 to Township Road 744.Depending on the weather, the base paving work could be complete by early June.During the time of c...
May 22, 2019
Changes coming to Grande Prairie Transit service
City Council has approved changes to public transit aimed at improving transit efficiency and ridership demands. Smaller busses will be implemented for select evening and weekend service and some rout...
May 22, 2019 Photo/ Curtis Galbraith
County of Grande Prairie bringing in fire ban
A fire ban will be in place in the County of Grande Prairie as of 2 p.m. Wednesday.Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Wembley, and Hythe are included in the ban.Outdoor fires, including burning barrels, fireworks...
May 21, 2019 ID 115746592 © Songdech Kothmongkol | Dreamstime.com
City fire ban coming Wednesday
The Grande Prairie Fire Department says a fire ban will be in place as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. All open burning, backyard fireworks, burning barrels, tiki torches, briquettes and the like will all be pro...
May 21, 2019 The fire ban will be in place as of 2 p.m. Wednesday.
County chopping down some pine beetle-killed trees
The County of Grande Prairie plans to thin out some trees infested by mountain pine beetles.Community Services Director Dan Lemieux says this is being done in an area close to Evergreen Park."We'll ha...
May 21, 2019 ID 87814659 © Robert Apple | Dreamstime.com
New fire advisory in County
The fire advisory is back in place for the County of Grande Prairie after the recent windy, dry weather. There was one in place earlier this month, but that one was lifted last week after this area go...
May 21, 2019 ID 115746592 © Songdech Kothmongkol | Dreamstime.com
Three people arrested after gun and drug bust in GP
We are finally learning more about an apparent take down in a busy Grande Prairie parking lot last week. On Monday, May 13, three suspects were arrested in the parking lot of a Grande Prairie shopping...
May 21, 2019 Screen shot from Facebook video
City puts fire advisory in place
The City of Grande Prairie has issued a fire advisory. This means no new open burning permits will be issued in the City of Grande Prairie until conditions improve in the GP Forest Area.Any open burni...
May 21, 2019 All burn barrels/incinerators, backyard fire pits and approved campsite fire pits are still allowed at this time, but no new open burning permits will be issued in the City.