Category Archives: Peace Region
Rice retires, new Executive Director hired for Downtown Association
Helen Rice has made a slow transition into retirement over the past few years as she steps away from her position as Manager of the Grande Prairie Downtown Association.* A couple years ago she stepped...
Aug 30, 2018
Local man charged after cocaine distribution network dismantled
A Grande Prairie man among 10 people charged in an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) year-long investigation called Project Entry. Project Entry began in March 2017 after information was r...
Aug 30, 2018
Winning $1 million ticket sold in Alberta
Are you a millionaire and don't know it yet? Someone in Alberta won $1 million on last night's LOTTO 6/49 Guaranteed Prize Draw. The winning ticket was purchased somewhere in the province, but not in ...
Aug 30, 2018
Youths charged after property damage done along Kateri Drive
Local RCMP have charged four youth between the ages of 12 and 14 with mischief and obstructing police. The charges stem from incidents early Thursday morning in the area of Kateri Drive. RCMP say ther...
Aug 30, 2018
Charges pending after a woman escapes arrest, causes collision
A 27-year-old woman is in custody after escaping arrest and causing a multi-vehicle collision. It started Wednesday around 5:40 p.m. in the area of 97a Street and 100 Avenue. After a traffic stop offi...
Aug 30, 2018
Goldfish invade Muskoseepi Pond for the second time
If goldfish are found in the Muskoseepi Park Pond again, Alberta Environment and Parks may stop stocking the water body with trout every year. An abundance of the orange “invasive species”...
Aug 30, 2018
Man arrested after armed robbery at Jackpot Grill
A 24-year-old man from Grande Prairie has been arrested in relation to the armed robbery at the Jackpot Grill last month. Justin Keith Stewart made his first court appearance today. According to RCMP,...
Aug 29, 2018
Search warrants result in arrest of two teens
Two men are facing charges following the execution of search warrants on two Grande Prairie homes. The residences were searched on Friday, August 24 and police turned up 122 grams of cocaine, approxim...
Aug 29, 2018
ALERT and RCMP's Project Entry leads to a dismantled cocaine distribution network
We will know more details tomorrow, but after a year-long investigation, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) and RCMP's Federal Serious and Organized Crime have dismantled an extensive cocai...
Aug 29, 2018
Grande Prairie Friendship Centre part of provincial pilot project to fight opioid crisis
Grande Prairie's Friendship Centre is among four in the province that have hired navigators to help combat the opioid crisis. The government has provided a $400,000 grant for the navigators in Edmonto...
Aug 29, 2018