Category Archives: Peace Region

We are still in a deep freeze. Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, Valleyview and surrounding areas remain under an extreme cold warning today, with wind chills close to -50C this morning, Frostbite can deve...

SemCAMS says a new gas plant near Grovedale is now fully operational. The Wapiti Gas Plant started processing and shipping sour gas January 27. The company says in a release that the project came in o...

Throughout February, Enforcement Services is focusing on distracted driving as part of its Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) and disabled parking spots will be put in the spotlight with its ...

Weyerhaeuser will be meeting with the public five times over the next couple weeks. People from the Grande Prairie sawmill will be at a series of open houses to talk about the company’s Strategi...

A former Grande Prairie resident has been identified as one of the victims of the fatal train derailment near Field, BC on Monday. Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer was killed when a Canadian Pacific freight...

There is a new naming rights sponsor for the Peace Country Classic Agri-Show. Foster’s Seed and Feed and Foster’s Agri World have been selected as the new sponsor. Foster’s President...

Yesterday, if you thought we must be living in the coldest place in Canada – you weren’t far off. Monday was a record-breaker for Grande Prairie. The temperature dipped to -43.7C, breaking...

The man charged after shots were fired at a grader in Grande Prairie a year ago is going to jail. Alberta Justice says Dakota Jackson Grey was given a four-year term after pleading guilty to dischargi...

The Sexsmith Fire Department is reminding people that with the frigid temperatures continuing across the region, to be cautious with the use of open flames and heaters. As pipes and vehicles freeze, D...

Grande Prairie RCMP says the owner of an item that may have contained the ashes of a loved one has been located. The ashes were returned January 31. They were found outside a restaurant on 92 Street a...