Category Archives: Peace Region
Cannabis store owners prepping in the city, AGLC licences not issued yet
There are a handful of business owners that have received their development permits from the city to have a marijuana shop but have yet to receive their retail license from the Alberta Gaming, Liquor ...
Oct 17, 2018
Officers investigating moose found dead in Moonshine Provincial Park
Two moose were found shot dead in Moonshine Provincial Park and an investigation is underway to find who did it. Conservation Officer with Alberta Parks Monica Kirtley-Wark says the dead animals were ...
Oct 17, 2018
Cannabis rules in communities around Grande Prairie
In smaller communities around Grande Prairie, smoking marijuana is not permitted in public. That includes Wembley, Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Valleyview, and Fairview. There are exceptions in place for me...
Oct 17, 2018
Weather record broken in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie broke a 74-year-old weather record Tuesday. The temperature got up to 21.1 degrees beating the record set in 1944 of 19.4. According to Environment Canada, today’s (Wednesday) hig...
Oct 17, 2018
Planned power outage for part of the Avondale area today
ATCO says there will be a planned power outage from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in part of the Avondale neighbourhood. Power will be out to 87 customers west of 102 Street, around 105 and 106 Avenues. Some...
Oct 17, 2018
Part of 108 Avenue closed for repairs today
Crews will start repairing the rail line and doing some paving on 108 Avenue east of 98 Street today. That area is closed to traffic while construction takes place. Transit routes 1, 2, 3 and St. Joes...
Oct 17, 2018
It's October 17th, now what?
Cannabis business owners in Canada will be raking in the green today. It is now legal to purchase recreational weed across the country. You have to be 18-years-old or older to purchase or smoke it in ...
Oct 17, 2018
Cannabis legalization will have negative impact at first says County Reeve
Tomorrow marks a significant day in Canadian history as recreational marijuana becomes legal. County of Grande Prairie Reeve Leanne Beaupre says that the County has done everything it could to prepare...
Oct 16, 2018
Parkside Inn building to become Community Outreach Facility
The Canadian Mental Health Association will now take over the Parkside Inn building to run a Community Outreach Facility. A development permit was approved on a two-year temporary basis at a city comm...
Oct 16, 2018
Telephone town hall on new K to 4 curriculum set for tonight
The province is hosting a telephone town hall on the new Kindergarten to Grade 4 curriculum Tuesday night for residents of northern Alberta. Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley MLA Marg McCuaig-Boyd says th...
Oct 16, 2018