Category Archives: Peace Region
Collision on Highway 2 at Sexsmith
Our newsroom has received a number of reports of a multi-vehicle collision involving a semi on Highway 2 at Sexsmith. Emergency crews, including STARS have been dispatched to the scene. We will have m...
Oct 03, 2018
Alberta government making changes to road tests system for new drivers
Alberta is ending its days as the only province in Canada with fully privatized road testing for drivers. Minister of Transportation Brian Mason says they are following up with concerns made from the ...
Oct 03, 2018
City blaming weather for delay in Bear Creek Outdoor Pool completion
The City of Grande Prairie is blaming the weather for the delay in the completion of the Bear Creek Outdoor Pool. As it is already October and there is snow on the ground, a grand opening that was sup...
Oct 02, 2018
AUMA Conference a good place to talk issues says O'Toole
Representatives from communities all over Alberta were able to spend the week networking last week in Red Deer during the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Conference. Grande Prairie city counc...
Oct 02, 2018
Vehicle stolen out of Grande Prairie turns up in High Prairie
A vehicle stolen out of Grande Prairie turned up in High Prairie last week. On September 27th, RCMP were investigating a report of an abandoned vehicle near High Prairie. When a Peace Officer approach...
Oct 02, 2018
Power restoration possible today for community in BC Peace
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Residents of a northeastern British Columbia community cut off by a slow-moving landslide could have power restored by the end of the day, if BC Hydro crews can make progre...
Oct 02, 2018
Trade deal a good day for Canada, but concerns remain says Warkentin
Our Member of Parliament calls the new trade deal between Canada, Mexico, and the US an important day for Canada, but thinks concerns still remain. Grande Prairie-Mackenzie MP Chris Warkentin says one...
Oct 02, 2018
Peace communities can get provincial help after spring flooding
Some communities in the Peace will be getting money from the province’s Disaster Recovery Program. The County of Grande Prairie, Saddle Hills County, Hythe, and Sexsmith are all in line for mone...
Oct 01, 2018
VIDEO: Seven bears caught on video near Bonanza
A man is sharing footage of seven bears spotted in a backyard northeast of the community of Bonanza. After finding a collection of empty cans scattered all over and a patio chair ripped apart, a famil...
Oct 01, 2018
Milestone birthday for JPBG founder
The man who owns Everything Grande Prairie, Big Country, and Q99 is marking a milestone birthday today. Jimmy Pattison turns 90. He was born in Saskatoon and lived in nearby Luseland, Saskatchewan bef...
Oct 01, 2018