Category Archives: Peace Region
Highway 43X roundabout set to open mid-morning Friday
The Highway 43X roundabout is set to be open to traffic on Friday. The province says the new roundabout at Highway 43 and Range Road 63/116 Street should open before noon tomorrow. It is meant to impr...
Sep 20, 2018
Grande Cache asking residents to support a move to dissolve the town
Facing expensive infrastructure needs and a dwindling population, Grande Cache is asking residents to support a move to dissolve the town and become a hamlet in the Municipal District of Greenview. Ma...
Sep 20, 2018
Bandaged Paws eyeing cancellation of dog foster program
A local animal rescue is holding a meeting next week to decide the fate of their dog foster program. Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue Association is currently fostering five dogs and 75 cats. President Nat...
Sep 20, 2018
Four people arrested after RCMP stop stolen vehicle
Four people have been arrested and charged after RCMP pulled over a stolen vehicle. On Sunday around midnight, officers were patrolling near Rotary House when they spotted the vehicle. Police were in ...
Sep 19, 2018
Some crops flattened after recent snow fall
The snow did a lot of damage to cereal crops says County of Grande Prairie Ag. Fieldman Sonja Raven. “There have been quite a few people that have gotten their canola combined or swathed. Those ...
Sep 19, 2018
Food Bank Drive Tuesday was a double record-breaker
The city-wide food drive Tuesday night collected a record amount of donations and had a record number of volunteers. Jerry Napier co-ordinator of the Rotary Food Drive says they gathered 50 tonnes of ...
Sep 19, 2018
Teen arrested after stolen SUV crashed on city lawn
A teenaged girl was arrested after an SUV crashed on a lawn in the Crystal Landing neighbourhood. Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, September 16, there were reports of an SUV driving erratically on Landing Dri...
Sep 19, 2018
Mechanical issue closes runway at GP airport Tuesday
One runway was closed Tuesday evening at the Grande Prairie airport. This due to a plane having a mechanical issue on the runway. The incident happened around 7:00 p.m. according to the airport’...
Sep 19, 2018
Public Land Use Zone proposal worrying local recreation group
The President of a local recreation group says the province’s proposal for a Public Land Use Zone (PLUZ) south of Grande Prairie will impact a lot of people. Alberta Environment and Parks recent...
Sep 19, 2018
Frost advisory issued for Grande Prairie area
Environment Canada says the Grande Prairie area could expect frost overnight Tuesday. For Grande Prairie, there is a low of minus two with frost in the forecast. E.C. says the partially clear skies ov...
Sep 18, 2018