Category Archives: Peace Region
Anthrax kills 13 bison on BC Peace ranch
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Thirteen bison on a farm in northeastern B.C. died of naturally acquired anthrax, a bacteria that the provincial Agriculture Ministry says can remain dormant in certain soil cond...
Oct 24, 2018
Local business owner seeking nomination for Alberta Party
A downtown business owner is seeking the nomination for the Alberta Party in the Grande Prairie constituency. Grant Berg announced his intentions at Centre 2000. “I want my government to be resp...
Oct 24, 2018
Man in custody after traffic stop
A suspect is in custody after using a fake identity and being in possession of a stolen vehicle and firearm. On Sunday, October 14, at roughly 5:30 p.m., Grande Prairie RCMP were called in to aid City...
Oct 24, 2018
Alberta band settles long standing land claim for $113m and swath of land
EDMONTON - The Lubicon Lake Band has reached a land claim settlement with the Alberta and federal governments for $113 million. The Cree band, which was left out of Treaty 8, is also to receive 246 sq...
Oct 24, 2018
By-election set in Wembley
A municipal by-election will be held in Wembley next month to fill a vacancy on town council. Two people are running, Jessica Guimond and Robin Harrington. Voting will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m...
Oct 24, 2018
Pair from Beaverlodge charged after crimes in the Airdrie area
A gas theft and ramming of one vehicle by another in southern Alberta has led to charges against two people from Beaverlodge. Airdrie RCMP say on Monday, a man thought he spotted a vehicle that was in...
Oct 24, 2018
Removal of trees to help reduce wildfire hazard in Jasper National Park
Crews are busy cutting down thousands of trees around Jasper to help protect the community from wildfires and to stop the spread of the mountain pine beetle. Above the Jasper townsite, 350 hectares of...
Oct 24, 2018
Saddle Hills County Reeve and Deputy Reeve acclaimed
The Reeve and Deputy Reeve in Saddle Hills County have been acclaimed. Ward 2 representative Alvin Hubert has been Reeve since October 2013 while Kristen Smith has been Deputy Reeve since October 2015...
Oct 24, 2018
Power restored to Fort St. John suburb
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Power has been restored to a northeastern British Columbia community affected by a slowly slumping hillside, but the terrain around Old Fort continues to slip and an evacua...
Oct 24, 2018
Explosion south of Grande Prairie kills one
One man is dead after an explosion south of Grande Prairie. Local RCMP were called around 7:20 p.m. last night to wellsite near Musreau Lake owned by Calgary-based Mojek Resources. The 50-year-old die...
Oct 24, 2018