Category Archives: Peace Region
Callers wondering about Pinnacle investigation
Very little information is available at this time, but RCMP have confirmed they are investigating a matter at a residence in the Pinnacle area. Callers to our newsroom say there has been a police pres...
Nov 28, 2018
Bus cancellations due to icy roads
All rural school buses are cancelled around the region due to icy road conditions. All Peace Wapiti Public School Division buses are cancelled and all Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools ru...
Nov 28, 2018
Survey says more satisfaction among Saddle Hills County residents
Saddle Hills County says its ratepayers seem to be more pleased with how things are going. The County says its second resident satisfaction survey showed double-digit increases for satisfaction levels...
Nov 28, 2018
Freezing rain makes for treacherous driving conditions
We are hearing reports that roads are in very poor condition around Grande Prairie. A caller to our newsroom tells us there has been a collision near the Bear Creek Golf Course. Motorists are reportin...
Nov 27, 2018
Town of Beaverlodge hires new CAO
The Town of Beaverlodge has found its new CAO. Karen Gariepy is currently with the Crime Prevention office in Grande Prairie. “Becoming a CAO of a small municipality has always been a goal of mi...
Nov 27, 2018
Community Enhancement Research at GPRC receives funding
Tuesday morning the Grande Prairie Regional College announced their newest Community Enhancement Research project has been been approved for funding. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Counci...
Nov 27, 2018
Update: Highway 40 near Wapiti Hill now clear
Update (8:30 a.m.) – Highway 40 near Wapiti Hill is now clear and traffic is moving again. (Earlier) – Motorists can expect delays on Highway 40 this morning due to a motor vehicle collisi...
Nov 27, 2018
Pair facing drugs and weapons charges
Two women are facing drugs and weapons-related charges after RCMP searched a home on the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation. Valleyview RCMP, in partnership with the RCMP Western Alberta Crime Reduction Unit a...
Nov 27, 2018
Festival of Trees another success says GPRHF Senior Development Officer
It is too soon to tally up the final numbers, but Senior Development Officer with the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation says it isn’t too early to call the Festival of Trees 2018 a suc...
Nov 27, 2018
Cadotte Lake woman killed in vehicle-pedestrian collision
Charges have been laid after a hit-and-run collision in northwestern Alberta that killed a pedestrian. RCMP say a 21-year-old woman was found dead early Friday morning on Highway 986 in Cadotte Lake. ...
Nov 26, 2018