Category Archives: Peace Region
ACFA Régionale de Grande Prairie hosts 21st annual Maple Sugar Festival
ACFA Rgionale de Grande Prairie is hosting the 21st annual Maple Sugar Festival at Muskoseepi Park today. Maple taffy on snow will be the staple takeaway of the event. Other featured activities includ...
Mar 02, 2019
Court update: more on a death in Cadotte Lake
We have an update to a story we brought you from Peace River court February 22. Alberta Justice says a man charged after a death in Cadotte Lake has pleaded guilty to one charge, but a stay of proceed...
Mar 01, 2019
UPDATE: State of local emergency remains in effect for Village of Rycroft
UPDATE – (March 4, 4:30 p.m.) The Village of Rycroft says crews have dug through seven feet of frost today on 51 street in order to access the area of the water main break. The water system is s...
Mar 01, 2019
Second coldest February in past 50 years for Grande Prairie
February was cold in Grande Prairie, but just how cold was it? The numbers are in and last month was the second-coldest February in the past 50 years. The average high was minus 16.8 and the average l...
Mar 01, 2019
March 1 means it is wildfire season again
March 1 marks the start of wildfire season in Alberta. Grande Prairie Wildfire Information Officer Kelly Burke says that means permits are now needed for any large-scale burning. “Permits help u...
Mar 01, 2019
WATCH: Social Media and the Impact on the Criminal Justice System
Crime Prevention’s latest Lunch & Learn focused on social media and its impact on the criminal justice system. Martin Hurst is a Data Miner and Lower Mainland B.C. Police Officer who led the...
Mar 01, 2019
Two agriculture shows coming up
The 34th Foster’s Peace Country Classic Agri-Show will start March 7 at Evergreen Park. It will run through March 9. The trade show, Northern Classic Bull sale, horse program, and Peace Country ...
Feb 28, 2019
Disaster recovery funding coming to six Peace region communities
Six communities throughout our region will be receiving over 4.8 million dollars in funding from the Disaster Recovery Program after being previously denied. Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd says the...
Feb 28, 2019
Extreme Cold Warning in place...again
The Extreme Cold Warning just doesn't seem to want to leave us for good. Environment Canada has again issued an alert for the region. The cold weather warnings have been coming and going for most of F...
Feb 28, 2019
Rycroft residents advised not to drink the water until further notice
The Village of Rycroft is under a “water advisory”. There was a water break Wednesday evening, and the village was forced to shut down the water distribution system. Repairs are being arra...
Feb 28, 2019