Peace Region

Towne Centre Furniture going out of business

Grande Prairie is going to be without one of its long time downtown businesses. The owner of Towne Centre Furniture has announced the store is prepping for a final sale before it closes its doors for ...

Apr 23, 2019 Owner Jerry Kilani and son Bilal Kilani

Adult female confirmed dead after incident near Bezanson

An adult female is dead after an incident at a rural residence near Bezanson today. Just after 9 a.m. this morning RCMP and Emergency Services responded to the home and discovered the body of an adult...

Apr 23, 2019

Dream Home Lottery extending hours in last days of ticket purchasing

It's the final days of the Dream Home Lottery and the home is extending its hours until Wednesday to help sell the last of its tickets. Raffle Manager Kevin Hilgers says the tickets are more than 90 p...

Apr 23, 2019 Facebook/Rotary Dream Home Lottery @winadreamhome

Staged home invasion being filmed in Swanavon area today

C.I.A Solutions is sending out a heads-up to residents to not be alarmed in the Swanavon neighbourhood, as they continue to film the movie Lost.A home invasion scene is being filmed at 10022 94 Avenue...

Apr 23, 2019 Photo: C.I.A. Solutions

City decides to help fund Mighty Peace Day and other council highlights

Mighty Peace Day is getting some financial support from the City. The decision to help support the event was made last night after members of the organization hosting Mighty Peace Day approached counc...

Apr 22, 2019

Driver of jet boat in life threatening condition following incident on Bear Creek

The driver of a jet boat was taken to the QEII hospital in life threatening condition after the boat capsized Monday afternoon on Bear Creek, just east of Resources Road.County Regional Fire Services ...

Apr 22, 2019 Photo: Facebook / County of Grande Prairie No. 1

Homelessness in GP; what's being done? What could be done?

With Rotary House running at max capacity and drug use in a state of crisis in the city, the number of people living on the streets is on the rise. There are new fire regulations in place at Rotary Ho...

Apr 22, 2019 Small camp set up near Rotary House April 2019

City and County to team up for Earth Day celebration and awareness

Today is Earth Day, but the City and County of Grande Prairie will hold an event to mark the occasion April 27.A Community Celebration and Tradeshow will take place at the Montrose Cultural Centre.Apr...

Apr 22, 2019

Talk to Me Colour Walk/Run to be held in honour of Dustin Sieker

The first annual Talk to Me Colour Walk/Run is set to take place May 4 at the Wapiti Nordic Ski Trails for an 11 a.m. start. The event in support of PTSD awareness was organized by Belinda Sieker, in ...

Apr 21, 2019 Dustin Sieker/ Photo from Belinda Sieker on Facebook

Unofficial results released and more than 71% of eligible Alberta voters cast a ballot

The votes have been counted and according to Elections Alberta, the unofficial voter turnout for the recent provincial election is 71.1% based on 1,880,508 votes cast and 2,643,453 registered electors...

Apr 20, 2019