Category Archives: Peace Region
Election call marks end of Drysdale's time as MLA
He says he doesn't miss campaigning and is glad to sit back and watch.The provincial election call marked the end of 11 years as GP Wapiti MLA for Wayne Drysdale.He says a lot of things stand out for ...
Mar 20, 2019
Police find over $600k worth of illegal drugs, cash and firearms following searches
Police have found close to $615,000 worth of illegal drugs, cash, and firearms following two search warrants in the city and the Town of Wembley.On March 17 the Grande Prairie RCMP Municipal Drug Sect...
Mar 20, 2019 Photo supplied by RCMP
Nothing for Peace Region people in new federal budget says Warkentin
The MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenzie is blasting the new federal budget. Chris Warkentin says if this is an election budget, then the Liberals do not expect to win any seats in Alberta when the vote ta...
Mar 20, 2019
Peace Country students moving on to National Science Fair
Joshua Street from Bezanson School in the Peace Wapiti Public School Division took home first place in the 2019 Peace Country Regional Science Fair and is now headed to Nationals. The Grade 9 student ...
Mar 20, 2019
Second suspect arrested after summer police pursuit
A second man has been charged after an assault and police pursuit last summer.On July 3, one man was arrested after a break and enter, assault and kidnapping in Grande Prairie that took police on a pu...
Mar 20, 2019
Possible record-breaker for first day of spring
Spring arrives today, and it could be a record-breaker. Environment Canada says Grande Prairie can expect a high of 13 degrees today. The warmest March 20 on record was 1992 when the high that day rea...
Mar 20, 2019 Photo by Justin Dionne
Fire north of Wembley treated as not suspicious
A structure fire north of the Town of Wembley is being treated as not suspicious. This morning crews from the Wembley and County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service responded to the structure fire...
Mar 19, 2019
Drugs, guns and impaired driver discovered by Fort St. John RCMP
A Taylor B.C. man has been charged with firearms and drug offences, as well as impaired driving, following an RCMP search of a vehicle in Fort St. John. Just before 7 a.m. Monday, police received a re...
Mar 19, 2019
RCMP looking for witnesses after hit and run
RCMP are looking for people who may have witnessed a hit and run in the parking lot near the Coca Cola Centre on February 24. Corporal Maria Ogden says there was damage done to a vehicle and when offi...
Mar 19, 2019
County gravel road bans in effect Tuesday
A road ban will be in place on all County of Grande Prairie gravel roads starting at 10 a.m. today. The County issues road bans during spring thaw and inclement weather when gravel roads are especiall...
Mar 19, 2019