Category Archives: Peace Region

The Town of Fox Creek has introduced permits for commercial vehicles. Under the Road Use Agreement Bylaw, permits range from $35 to $100 depending on the vehicle. The town’s CAO Roy Dell says of...

City firefighters saved a dog’s life following a house fire last night in Royal Oaks. It happened just after 7 p.m. and when crews arrived they discovered the fire in the home’s basement a...

County fire crews were able to free a man from a burning building early this morning. Sexsmith and Clairmont crews were dispatched to the home just west of Sexsmith on Range Road 62 at around 5:05 a.m...

This weekend, if you’re picking up groceries at Save-On-Foods, you could help local families in need too. As part of the Share It Forward campaign Friday through Sunday, 25 per cent of the net p...

A former City of Grande Prairie fire chief who took a job in Strathcona County last year will be making his way back to the Peace Region. Dan Lemieux has accepted the role as the County of Grande Prai...

The 7 Cities Conference on Housing First and Homelessness wraps up today. The three-day conference in Red Deer had some Grande Prairie representation as Shanda Berns, a Homeless Initiatives Program Sp...

No one was injured when a landslide occurred in the Town of Peace River this morning. Before 9 a.m., Peace River Fire Department, Town engineers, and Alberta Transportation were called the area in the...

As construction season barrels on, detours will be noticed around the city’s downtown core. City Representative for the Downtown Rehabilitation project Monty Haughian says people should keep the...

Three men have been charged after another man was beaten at the Peace River Correctional Centre March 11. Peace Regional RCMP say 28-year-old Dylan Gogan suffered serious injuries and remains in hospi...

Samples of dead fish from Bear Creek have been sent off to Edmonton for testing after several were found in the waterway through Grande Prairie. Manager for Energy Management and Environmental Service...