Peace Region

Historic church could re-open in late summer

A downtown Grande Prairie building is getting new life, 80 years after it was first built.A huge restoration effort has been underway at the former Anglican Church on 102 Street since The Worship Cent...

Apr 03, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

New hardware on the way for Grande Prairie Technical Search and Rescue

Grande Prairie Technical Search and Rescue is looking to build on a strong 2018.President of the organization Christina Fobes presented a 2019 grant funding report to the Infrastructure and Protective...

Apr 03, 2019 Facebook/Technical Search and Rescue @tsrgp

Man faces charges after traffic stop in Beaverlodge

A traffic stop in Beaverlodge has led to a man from Wembley facing charges. On March 24 police on patrol pulled over a man who was believed to be in breach of his probation order. During the traffic s...

Apr 02, 2019

14 overdoses in 4 days say Grande Prairie RCMP

Grande Prairie RCMP say they, along with Alberta Health Services, have been called to 14 drug overdoses in the last four days.Police say they have found a trend of pink and purple pills being used. Th...

Apr 02, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Parkside Inn improvements coming along nicely

The Parkside Inn is in the process of getting some improvements. The Inn is currently being used as a supportive housing facility and the upgrades are expected to improve safety, operations and the lo...

Apr 02, 2019

One man dead following fire in Bluesky

One man is dead following a residential fire in Bluesky on March 30th.First responders attended to the blaze at 7:00 p.m. located at 915 3rd avenue.While the fire department was battling the blaze, th...

Apr 02, 2019

UPDATE: Man injured, diesel spilled after Tuesday collision on Highway 43

UPDATE: (12:30 p.m. Wednesday) Grande Prairie RCMP say the man injured in a semi crash along Highway 43 near Range Road 20 Tuesday morning has serious but non-life-threatening injuries.Police and EMS ...

Apr 02, 2019

Dream Home Lottery early bird deadline tonight

The Rotary Dream Home Lottery is raising funds for the region through ticket sales for a home worth over $1.4-million. The Early Bird Draw deadline is midnight tonight.Rotary Dream Home Lottery/ Faceb...

Apr 02, 2019 Rotary Dream Home Lottery/ Facebook

Tumbler Ridge positively impacted by replica "Iron Throne"

Tumbler Ridge has seen a number of visitors flocking to it after a replica "Iron Throne" was discovered in its Global Geopark. The throne was placed in Tumbler Ridge as part of a promotion for the fin...

Apr 02, 2019 Facebook/Game of Thrones

Stop sign vandalism say local candidates

Three of the candidates in Grande Prairie have teamed up to call for an end to campaign sign vandalism.Tracy Allard of the UCP, Grant Berg with the Alberta Party, and Todd Russell with the NDP all sha...

Apr 01, 2019 Photo: Facebook