Category Archives: Peace Region
Eckville Man facing over 70 charges related to sexual assault
A man from Eckville has been charged with child pornography charges, following a search of a home in Eckville and Fox Creek back in January. 34-year-old Christopher Juneau is now charged with 73 separ...
Mar 08, 2019
Alberta Party promising mandatory vaccinations for publicly funded schools
The Alberta Party has announced if Stephen Mandel is elected, vaccinations would be made mandatory for children attending publicly funded schools. Grande Prairie candidate for the Alberta Party Grant ...
Mar 08, 2019
State of local emergency ended in Rycroft; Boil water advisory remains
The local state of emergency in Rycroft has officially ended as of 8:58 a.m. today. The boil water advisory remains in effect until test results allow it to be removed. The water treatment plant resum...
Mar 08, 2019
Red Arrow hoping new departure times can increase ridership
Red Arrow is hoping that by adding an extra service between Grande Prairie and Edmonton, ridership numbers will increase. The coach line is extending its service to the Swan City starting today, to no...
Mar 08, 2019
Busy Day 2 coming up at the Agri-Show
A busy Friday is ahead at the 34th Foster’s Peace Country Classic Agri-Show at Evergreen Park. This year’s County of Grande Prairie Farm Family of the Year, Todd and Lexi Balisky and their...
Mar 07, 2019
"We really need to pay attention to our schools”; MLA McCuaig-Boyd
The NDP is saying they want to put education as a top priority heading into the spring provincial election. This comes after UCP education critic Mark Smith claimed at an all-party education forum in ...
Mar 07, 2019
Male injured in explosion near Webster
UPDATE: A family member of the young man who was injured says he received third degree burns to his hands and legs when a wood stove in the home blew up. She told Everything GP local police confirmed ...
Mar 07, 2019
Two new exhibitions coming to Art Gallery this evening
Starting today, there are some new shows making their way to the Grande Prairie Art Gallery. The exhibitions will be the Art Gallery's first gallery shows for the current Curator, Derrick Chang. The t...
Mar 07, 2019
Changes for this year's Agri-Show
There will be some noticeable changes for the 34th Foster’s Peace Country Classic Agri-Show when it starts today at Evergreen Park. The first is a new name as Foster’s Agri-World recently ...
Mar 07, 2019
2019 Mighty Peace Teachers’ Convention today and tomorrow
The 2019 Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention will take place in Grande Prairie today and tomorrow. It is expected to draw 1,400 teachers from around the region. Approximately 125 speakers are on schedul...
Mar 07, 2019