Category Archives: Peace Region
New leak found on Rycroft water line
UPDATE: (March 7, 9:15 a.m.) Crews are working at the site of the water main break on 52nd Street. Repairs are expected to be complete today. There will be disruptions to water service throughout the ...
Mar 06, 2019
Vipers looking to build new dressing room at Sexsmith Arena
The Sundown Oilfield Services Sexsmith Vipers are hoping to have a new dressing room for the start of next season. The Junior 'B' Hockey Club is looking to build the new room behind the player's bench...
Mar 06, 2019
Fish and Wildlife provide cougar safety tips after sighting
Fish and Wildlife have provided some safety information following last week's cougar sighting at the Wapiti Nordic Ski Club. A cougar and two cubs were reportedly spotted walking across one of the tra...
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Planning underway for school in Kensington area
It’s looking like the Kensington neighborhood will be home to a new school. The Grande Prairie Public School District and the Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools have been seeking more ...
Mar 06, 2019
Murder trial continues
Witnesses are still testifying at a Grande Prairie murder trial. The trial for Nicholas Richard Harris will enter Day 8 today. He is on trial for the 2014 shooting death of John William Rock outside t...
Mar 06, 2019
Kenney claims "Job Creation Tax Cut" will spur investment in Peace Region, Alberta
Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives are promising to slash the corporate tax rate by four percentage points over the next four years, an action Kenney is calling the "Job Creation Tax Cut". Kenn...
Mar 06, 2019
UPDATE: Rycroft water system activated; state of local emergency still in place
After beginning work early this morning, crews in the Village of Rycroft have repaired the break in the water line. With that, the village water system began running again around 6 p.m. Tuesday. The s...
Mar 05, 2019
Rycroft residents nearing one week without water
Residents of the Village of Rycroft are growing frustrated, now that they have been without water for nearly a full week. The village remains under a local state of emergency, as well as a boil water ...
Mar 05, 2019
City Councillor Clyde Blackburn diagnosed with leukemia
A Grande Prairie city councillor has announced on his personal Facebook page that he has been diagnosed with leukemia. Clyde Blackburn says in his post that he is facing an aggressive form of cancer t...
Mar 05, 2019
Man fatally injured after being run over by vehicle
A 37-year-old man has died after police say he was run over by a vehicle. The fatality happened Monday at a business on a rural property approximately 20 kilometres south of Grande Prairie. A vehicle ...
Mar 05, 2019