Category Archives: Peace Region

68th Ave closed early Sunday for triathlon
68th Avenue is closed until early Sunday afternoon, and motorists are advised to use alternative routes. Cyclists in the Eastlink Centre Triathlon will be racing down Knowledge Way down 68th Avenue to...
Sep 09, 2018

Crews working downtown dig up 100-year-old wooden pipe
Crews working on the downtown construction project have found an old wooden pipe, they believe could be 100 years old. Brent Caissie, Project Manager with Wapiti Gravel Suppliers says they made the fi...
Sep 09, 2018

Ten people charged after five stolen vehicles recovered in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie RCMP say 10 people have been charged after the recovery of five stolen vehicles. A total of 27 charges have been laid. Police say the vehicles were taken during five different thefts th...
Sep 07, 2018

Expansion complete at NBDC
Grande Prairie Regional College researchers have settled into the newly-expanded National Bee Diagnostic Centre at the Beaverlodge Research Farm. The new space is more than three times the size of the...
Sep 07, 2018

Region's unemployment rate down slightly
The local unemployment rate has gone down slightly. The August reading is 5.9 per cent in our region that stretches from Jasper to Peace River, that is down from July’s 6.0 per cent and back to ...
Sep 07, 2018

From Darkness to Light walk Saturday, World Suicide Prevention day Monday
Monday will mark World Suicide Prevention Day. Grande Prairie’s Suicide Prevention Resource Centre will hold it’s annual “From Darkness to Light” walk Saturday in Muskoseepi Pa...
Sep 07, 2018

Arrests made in connection to Sturgeon Lake shooting incident
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation – Five people have been arrested and face several charges after two parties exchanged gunfire August 14. Valleyview RCMP said at the time several adult male and female ...
Sep 06, 2018

Enforcement Officers keep busy in the first two days of school
Officers have been out in full force in school zones as students headed back to class Tuesday. More than 160 infractions were handed out the first two days. “On September 4th there were 112 infr...
Sep 06, 2018

Multi-million dollar facility opens in the county
A $20 million investment that began construction in 2016 just outside of Wembley is officially open. Tenaris produces steel pipes and Canadian President Guillermo (Willy) Moreno says the company set u...
Sep 06, 2018

City expanding access to recreation for low-income families
The Recreation Access Program, formerly known as the Low-income Recreation Access program, now includes six facilities in the city of Grande Prairie. Eligible families can now get passes, memberships ...
Sep 06, 2018