Category Archives: Peace Region
One man killed in multi-vehicle collision on Hwy 40
A man was killed in Tuesday night’s multiple vehicle collision on Highway 40, north of Hinton. RCMP responded at 8:17 p.m. and say a northbound semi-truck and trailer fishtailed, colliding with ...
Oct 10, 2018
Paving at Evergreen Park entrance today
Anyone going to Evergreen Park today is being asked to use an alternative entrance today. The alternative entryway is located south of the main entrance, across from the Dunes Golf & Winter Club. ...
Oct 10, 2018
City to place bid for 2022 Arctic Winter Games
After eyeballing the idea for a while, the city has decided to put in a bid for the 2022 Arctic Winter Games. City council decided on Tuesday night to place a bid for the event with funding from the 2...
Oct 10, 2018
Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA provides last update to city council
Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Wayne Drysdale pops into council meetings in his constituency to give an update on the province and receive information from the various municipal governments every fall. As ...
Oct 10, 2018
UPDATE: One lane re-opened on Highway 40 after multi-vehicle collision
October 10: One lane has been re-opened to traffic October 9: Highway 40 is closed in both directions following a multi-vehicle collision. RCMP say the road will be closed for an extended period of ti...
Oct 09, 2018
Proposed multi-billion dollar petrochemical project in the County of Grande Prairie
Details about a proposed multi-billion dollar petrochemical facility to be built in the County of Grande Prairie have been announced. Nauticol Energy Ltd. wants to build a $2 billion methanol facility...
Oct 09, 2018
Two teens charged in Canfor Road Robbery and Assault
Two teens have been charged after two young men were assaulted and their vehicle stolen south of Grande Prairie September 29. RCMP say the two teen boys were at kilometre 17.5 of the Canfor Road when ...
Oct 09, 2018
Local teen on RCMP National Youth Advisory Committee
A local youth has been named to the RCMP National Youth Advisory Committee. Sixteen-year-old Daelyn Biendarra says she will be sharing her feedback on many topics through a closed to the public Facebo...
Oct 09, 2018
City Fire Marshal encouraging people to focus on fire prevention
Fire Prevention Week is underway with a theme of Look, Listen, Learn. City Fire Marshal James Kostuk says residents should spend some time this week looking for potential hazards. “Take a good l...
Oct 09, 2018
Temporary entry permits being issued to Old Fort residents
Temporary entry permits are being issued to residents of Old Fort that were evacuated following a landslide last week. The Evacuation Order is in effect for numerous homes in the halmet south of Fort ...
Oct 08, 2018