Category Archives: Peace Region

A Grande Prairie woman travelling in Italy was just a few hours ahead of the bridge that collapsed in Genoa and killed dozens of people. “We were actually travelling on the train from Milan to S...

Grande Prairie and area remains under a Special Air Quality statement put in place early Tuesday. According to Environment Canada, widespread smoke remains in the forecast Thursday and Friday. The cur...

People are voicing their concern about the crime they are noticing in the community. A group of Grande Prairie citizens, echoing concerns from others on social media, presented at a city council meeti...

City Council has decided to appeal the County’s approval of its Correction Line West Area Structure Plan to the province. Mayor Bill Given says this plan goes against the Intermunicipal Developm...

Two people are facing charges after a suspect vehicle tried to run RCMP cruisers off Highway 2 in the Kinuso area. Faust RCMP say around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, they were checking vehicles that the...

A woman who has worked for many years in Grande Prairie’s non-profit sector has been recognized for her work in getting the Sex Trade Offender Program started. The program was created to reduce ...

Two skid steers were allegedly stolen sometime overnight between Monday and Tuesday from Beaverlodge and RCMP were able to track them down to the Dawson Creek area. RCMP from Beaverlodge requested the...

The leader of the Alberta Party will be in Grande Prairie tomorrow. Stephen Mandel will speak at the party’s Summer Social. This is a joint fund-raiser for the Grande Prairie and GP Wapiti Const...

An Air Quality Advisory remains in place as thick smoke covers the area. As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, Grande Prairie was at 14, or very high. Beaverlodge was at 8 or high and Rycroft had a low reading of 3...

RCMP are warning Peace residents of counterfeit money. Between August 12 and 14, Peace Regional RCMP responded to multiple reports of counterfeit $20 American money trying to be passed at local busine...