Category Archives: Peace Region
AWG Selection Committee coming to GP in January
Grande Prairie will be looking to make a big impression on visitors from the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Alaska January 14. That is the day the selection committee for the 2022 Arctic Winter Gam...
Dec 09, 2018
Fire prevention and trees, not just for wildfire season
The Grande Prairie Fire Department wants everyone to have a safe holiday season. “Working smoke alarms save lives, so make sure that you test your alarms. And have a fire safety plan; make sure ...
Dec 08, 2018
RCMP investigating Clairmont shooting
RCMP say a man shot Thursday in Clairmont had to be taken the hospital with serious injuries. Mounties say it happened around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, but did not provide any other details. They do say the...
Dec 07, 2018
Former city councilor named Chamber chair
The twinning of Highway 40 is something the new chair of the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce wants to work on during his one-year term. Dan Wong was named to the post at the Chamber&...
Dec 07, 2018
Grande Prairie to get more paramedics
Alberta is hiring more paramedics and deploying more ambulances in an attempt to improve front-line medical care. Eight paramedics and a new ambulance are coming to Grande Prairie. Ninety new paramedi...
Dec 07, 2018
County of Grande Prairie Council approves interim 2019 budget
County of Grande Prairie council has approved its interim budget for 2019 after deliberations this week. The spending plan calls for a two percent tax increase on residential properties. That works ou...
Dec 06, 2018
More information released on officer-involved shooting in Grande Prairie
More information has been released on a shooting involving two men and Grande Prairie RCMP members early Tuesday morning. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says at around 4 a.m., police spott...
Dec 06, 2018
Support each other, it can be a difficult time of year for some: SPRC
This time of year, can we be a wonderful time, but it can also be very difficult for many. The shorter days of December can be especially challenging for those suffering from mental illness like seaso...
Dec 06, 2018
PWSD trustees to talk about transportation funding shortfall with local MLAs
Trustees with the Peace Wapiti School Division want to talk about transportation funding when they meet with local MLAs Wayne Drysdale, Todd Loewen, and Marg McCuaig-Boyd Friday. Board Chair Dana McIn...
Dec 06, 2018
Review Board hearing date set for Goodridge
The Alberta Review Board hearing for Daniel Goodridge is set for December 11 at Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. Goodridge was found not criminally responsible for the stabbing deaths of two people in 20...
Dec 05, 2018