Category Archives: Peace Region
RCMP crime maps being rolled out
Crime Maps are being rolled out across the province by the RCMP and Grande Prairie’s should be up and running by October 1st. Cpl. Chris Warren says the online map pinpoints where crimes have ta...
Sep 26, 2018
Overall the crime rate is stable: Regional Enforcement Services
Regional Enforcement Services presented its second quarter report to County of Grande Prairie council Monday. Stu Rempel, Superintendent and Manager in charge of Regional Enforcement Services, says ov...
Sep 26, 2018
Grande Cache residents vote to not remain a town
Residents in Grande Cache have voted to dissolve into the Municipal District of Greenview. The last of the voting was Tuesday night with an overwhelming 97.1 per cent voting for dissolution and the re...
Sep 26, 2018
High Prairie man charged after vehicle clocked at 182 km/h near Boyle
A High Prairie man is due in Boyle Provincial Court in November after a driver was clocked going 182 km/h in a 100 zone at night. Boyle police pulled the vehicle over September 23 around 10 p.m. on Hi...
Sep 25, 2018
ATCO out with a reminder to watch for power lines when moving machinery
It was a slow start to harvest in the area this year and Doug Baggett, Operations Supervisor with ATCO says as farmers get working again, they want to remind people about the risks of moving large far...
Sep 25, 2018
Ground broken on new campus for Northern Lakes College
A couple ministers helped break ground for a new Northern Lakes campus Monday In High Prairie. Described as “a modern, purpose-built learning environment” the campus will serve 225 student...
Sep 25, 2018
Passenger traffic up at the GP Airport
There has been an increase in flights in and out of the Grande Prairie Airport in July 2018 says one of the Grande Prairie Airport Commission board members. Jackie Clayton mentioned the increase durin...
Sep 25, 2018
Drysdale talks roads, PLUZ with County of Grande Prairie Council
GP Wapiti MLA Wayne Drysdale talked about some road-building projects while speaking at Monday’s meeting of County of Grande Prairie Council. Drysdale says it is obvious that Highway 43X will no...
Sep 25, 2018
Two youth dead after collision north of Dawson Creek
Highway 97 approximately 35-kilometres north of Dawson Creek was closed in both directions for several hours Sunday evening after a two-vehicle collision. The collision resulted in the death of two pe...
Sep 24, 2018
RCMP taking threat to High Prairie area high school seriously
An investigation is underway after local RCMP were notified about a threat to a High Prairie area high school last night. Police say the threat was posted on social media on September 23 and they took...
Sep 24, 2018