Category Archives: Peace Region
Eva Olsson shares her survival story with the community
Eva Olsson, acclaimed Canadian author and Holocaust survivor, spoke to a packed house Thursday at Isabel Campbell Public School. The 93-year-old is promoting her new book, “Every Step of The Way...
Feb 15, 2019
Bear Lake area ranchers this year's County Farm Family
A local rancher says his family is very honoured to be the 2019 County of Grande Prairie Farm Family of the Year. Todd and Lexi Balisky and their four kids, Emma, Luke, Heidi, and Wyatt, operate a 400...
Feb 14, 2019
Search warrants lead to Slave Lake's single largest drug seizure
Three search warrants in Slave Lake have led to the largest drug seizure in the town’s history. Slave Lake RCMP partnered with ALERT to target drug trafficking in the area. The searches took pla...
Feb 14, 2019
Grande Prairie to get first mobile consumption vehicle of its kind
HIV North has been in Grande Prairie for over 30 years. The not-for-profit AIDS service organization is addressing the increasing overdose crisis head-on, with its new supervised consumption services ...
Feb 14, 2019
Garage fire in Crystal Ridge neighbourhood
Fire crews were called to the Crystal Ridge neighbourhood this morning. A garage fire broke out on 123 Avenue close to 96 Street. A passer-by spotted the blaze, called 911, and got the people in the h...
Feb 14, 2019
Eight years in jail for Grande Prairie drug dealer
ALERT says a man arrested in two different drug busts has been handed an eight-year prison term. Khristopher Ali was first arrested in January 2017. Fentanyl, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine were a...
Feb 14, 2019
Extreme Cold Warning ended (again)
The Extreme Cold Warning for the Grande Prairie area has ended…again. It ended for a short time Tuesday but was back in place by early Wednesday morning. The region has been dealing with extreme...
Feb 14, 2019
Electric buses coming to Grande Prairie
We’ll soon see electric transit buses on the streets of Grande Prairie. Today city councilors took a ride on the city’s first electric bus. Manager of Transit Services Steve Harvard says t...
Feb 13, 2019
RCMP lay charges following drug bust of over 1,100 pieces of fentanyl and more
On Friday, Grande Prairie RCMP executed search warrants at three separate locations in the Swan City and seized over 1,100 pieces of fentanyl and more. The investigation involved multiple units includ...
Feb 13, 2019
Memorial project planned for late Snowbirds pilot Gord de Jong
A life-sized Snowbird plane is planned to be mounted on a pedestal at the Grande Prairie Airport. The plane would be dedicated to the late Snowbirds pilot Gord de Jong who passed away in a plane crash...
Feb 13, 2019