Category Archives: Peace Region
The Salvation Army celebrates 100 years in Grande Prairie
The Salvation Army is celebrating its 100th year of service in Grande Prairie with an anniversary focused on recognizing past achievements and future developments for another 100 years of service. It ...
Mar 05, 2019
Not as much snow in 2019
While February brought a lot of cold, it did not bring as much snow as last year. Environment Canada says there were 20.5 centimetres of snow last month, down from the 39.2 that fell in February of 20...
Mar 04, 2019
Police find 33 grams of coke and close to 43 grams of meth after traffic stop
Three people from Dawson Creek are facing charges after police found drugs and a gun after a traffic stop in Grande Prairie. On March 3, RCMP pulled over a vehicle in the area of 100 Street and 94 Ave...
Mar 04, 2019
Extreme Cold Warning lifted for Grande Prairie area
The latest Extreme Cold Warning has been lifted and Environment Canada is forecasting highs near minus 4 for Saturday and minus 1 for Sunday. There's still time for that to change, but March did come ...
Mar 04, 2019
Politicians say rumours about the new hospital are not true
The provincial government and a local MLA for GP Wapiti are saying rumours about the new Grande Prairie hospital are false. The gossip included stories about drywall being damaged, that the windows an...
Mar 04, 2019
Grande Prairie has new City Manager
Grande Prairie has a new City Manager. Council has appointed Horacio Galanti to fill the position. Mayor Given says Council has confidence Galanti is the right person for the job as he has experience ...
Mar 03, 2019
La Glace's new fire hall experiencing construction delays
The expected completion date for the new La Glace Fire Hall has been pushed back. The County of Grande Prairie’s Community Services Director Dan Lemieux says the project has experienced some con...
Mar 03, 2019
RCMP seeks assistance with vehicle entry investigation
Grande Prairie RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance with an attempted vehicle entry investigation. On February 25, RCMP were called to a neighbourhood in the north end of the city when two ma...
Mar 02, 2019
Veterans Memorial Gardens looking to add program building
Representatives of the Veterans Memorial Gardens project are looking for funding to move a building at Horizon North to the Garden’s site, which would be used as a program deliver building. The ...
Mar 02, 2019
Community rallies behind local boy living with cancerous tumor
A local boy who suffers from a list of ailments, which includes a cancerous tumor, has been receiving plenty of support from the community. Jesse Jubb is a young man from Grande Prairie who is going t...
Mar 02, 2019