Category Archives: Peace Region
Wildfire hazard reduction work to resume next month
The County of Grande Prairie will resume some work meant to reduce the wildfire hazard in two areas next month. Fire Chief Dan Verdun says this includes a spot north of Evergreen Park and another sout...
Jul 25, 2018
Increase in break-and-enters in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie has been experiencing an increase in break-and-enters in the last few weeks. Cpl. Shawn Graham says they have arrested people that are allegedly responsible for several of the crimes. &...
Jul 25, 2018
The second leg of the Pedal Pushers Bike Safety program taking place on Monday
The 2nd annual Pedal Pushers Bicycle Safety program is set to resume on Monday (July 30th). Acting executive director for Grande Prairie and Area Safe Communities Cindy Blinston says the program is ai...
Jul 25, 2018
No Supervised Consumption Site at Parkside Inn
Parkside Inn is no longer being considered as a location for a Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) site in Grande Prairie. In August 2017, HIV North Society did a needs assessment for the site. Ther...
Jul 24, 2018
Crime rate up in City, down in rural GP: Stats Can
Statistics Canada has released its Crime Severity Index from 2017 and the crime rate in the city is up while rural Grande Prairie is down. The CSI for Grande Prairie last year was 162.80, up six point...
Jul 24, 2018
Street Performers Festival organizers make best of soggy weekend
Even with a move indoors, the rain didn’t wash away the enthusiasm of the organizers for a long-standing event. The Grande Prairie International Street Performers Festival had to be moved indoor...
Jul 24, 2018
Alberta Summer Games well-attended: Event Chair
Everyone involved in the 2018 Alberta Summer Games didn’t let record-breaking rainfall ruin the event. Although final numbers haven’t been tallied, Games Chair Lionel Robins says they had ...
Jul 23, 2018
Northern Lights Area Structure Plan open house
City planners will be presenting a draft plan for what the very northeast section of the city could look like and they would like to hear feedback from the public. An open house for the Northern Light...
Jul 23, 2018
Record rainfall in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie received just under 70-millimetres of rain over the last three days, setting three consecutive weather records. Sunday a 46-year record was broken when 19-millimetres fell compared to 1...
Jul 23, 2018
Rainfall records shattered across Peace region on Friday
UPDATE: Grande Prairie set another rainfall record on Saturday with 30 mm, beating the previous July 21st record of 23.2 mm set in 2012. There has been 60 mm of rain in Grande Prairie since Thursday. ...
Jul 22, 2018