Category Archives: Peace Region

Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson has ordered that a dissolution vote take place in Grande Cache later this month. Electors will decide September 24 and 25 if they want the town to sta...

The number of fentanyl-related deaths in Grande Prairie has gone up according to the latest statistics from Alberta Health. In its 2018 Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report second quarter numbe...

The provincial government and RCMP say their new Crime Reduction Strategy is working. The plan to fight crime was announced early this year and is backed by over $13-million in government money. The t...

The new therapeutic facility for the Peace Area Riding for the Disabled Society is ready to be shown off to the public. Although the building located east of Evergreen Park has been used since Septemb...

A one-time Grande Prairie security guard has been given an 18-month prison sentence on charges of possession and distributing child pornography. Alberta Justice says Brian Hanly was also given 24-mont...

As you rush to get the kids out the door Tuesday morning for the first day of school, you’re reminded not to rush through school zones. The speed limit of 30 km/hr in school zones is now back in...

Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement says the area around the Wapiti Nordic Ski Club is closed due to bear activity and traps have been set. Around noon Monday, a hiker encountered what is being desc...

UPDATE: September 4th: Frost advisory ended September 3rd: Grande Prairie and area are under a frost advisory. Environment Canada issued the alert 3:26 p.m. Monday and includes Beaverlodge, Hythe, Dem...

Bridge work on a pair of county roads begins tomorrow. Township road 722 will be closed between Range roads 123 and 124 for bridge maintenance. You can use Range road 123 and 125 to access Township ro...

There are 102 new and excited Canadian citizens that were sworn in at the Holiday Inn Conference Centre on Thursday afternoon. Major Claude Villeneuve, a former member of the Canadian Forces for nearl...