Category Archives: Peace Region
City combatting bike thefts with registry service
Bike thefts continue to be an issue in Grande Prairie, but there is a way for bike owners to try an protect their wheels.RCMP and City Enforcement Services will be on hand on May 25 at Ernie's Sports ...
May 09, 2019
City Council approves trial changes to City meetings schedule
At a City Council meeting on Monday evening, Council chose to make changes to the way that meetings are conducted. Moving forward, schedule changes will be made on a trial basis for both City Council ...
May 09, 2019
Bail hearing set in murder case
A bail hearing for a man charged with murder after the death of a Bezanson woman will take place June 10. Randy Stephen Fiddler made his second appearance in Grande Prairie court Wednesday by closed-c...
May 08, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Stolen car, truck, trailer leads to arrest of Brownvale woman
Incidents that involved a pair of stolen vehicles and a stolen trailer have landed a Brownvale area woman behind bars.Peace Regional RCMP were dispatched on Sunday evening to a call regarding a truck ...
May 08, 2019
County of Grande Prairie and Saddle Hills County sign collaboration agreement
A formal collaboration agreement has been signed by the County of Grande Prairie and Saddle Hills County.The Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework covers many areas of shared services between the two...
May 08, 2019 Representatives from both the County of Grande Prairie and Saddle Hills County after signing the Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)
Grande Prairie Soccer Association hosts public forum to explain new sporting model
This evening, an open forum will be held for the public by Grande Prairie Soccer association to discuss recent changes to soccer programming within the region. Changes focus on moving away from games ...
May 08, 2019 Photo/ Grande Prairie Soccer Association/ Facebook
Two killed near Fox Creek in construction accident
A construction accident in northern Alberta has killed two workers.Source Energy Services says in a statement that the contractors died on Tuesday during work on additional storage capacity for what's...
May 08, 2019
Motorcycle, bicycle safety focus for Enforcement Services in May
Motorcycle and bicycle safety will be the focus for Grande Prairie Enforcement Services' Selective Traffic Enforcement Program and Bylaw Enforcement Education Program this month. Sergeant Ross Gear sa...
May 08, 2019 ID 123966307 © Katarzyna Bialasiewicz | Dreamstime.com
Emergency Preparedness Week reminds residents to be prepared before disaster strikes
If there was an emergency or disaster today, would you be prepared for it? This week marks Emergency Preparedness Week and residents are encouraged to make a plan and get an emergency kit together. Gr...
May 07, 2019
Fog Advisory in effect
There is a fog advisory in place. It is in effect for much of the Grande Prairie region: Co. of Grande Prairie near Beaverlodge Hythe and Demmitt Co. of Grande Prairie near Grande Prairie and Wembley ...
May 07, 2019