Category Archives: Peace Region
Forest lessons for 1000 Peace Country kids
More than 1000 Grade 6 kids from around the Peace Region will be getting lessons on the forest over the next few days. They will be taking part in the Walk Through the Forest Monday through Wednesday ...
May 07, 2018
Convocation ceremony held at GPRC
The academic year at GPRC’s Grande Prairie campus officially came to an end on Saturday with Convocation. Around 200 graduates took part in the ceremonies at GPRC’s gymnasium. This year...
May 06, 2018
Firefighter recruiting week set for mid-May
County of Grande Prairie fire departments are recruiting and will be hosting information sessions and open houses beginning May 11. Wembley Fire Department Chief Matt Smith says this is the first time...
May 06, 2018
Dry, windy forecast leads to moderate wildfire rating
The wildfire hazard in the Grande Prairie region is now moderate. The local wildfire information office says dry, windy conditions are in the forecast for the next couple of days, which could lead to ...
May 05, 2018
City noticing increase in census response
The City of Grande Prairie is already seeing more people count themselves in for the 2018 Municipal Census. According to City Census Coordinator Valerie Norris-Kirk, the city is seeing more people sen...
May 05, 2018
45th Rotary Green-a-Thon taking place today
The annual Rotary Green-A-Thon will take place today in Grande Prairie. Rotarians and Grade 5 and 6 kids will be out picking up garbage along streets and in other green spaces. The Green-a-Thon is mar...
May 05, 2018
Alberta highways will be busy with volunteers today
Motorists are reminded to watch for people in orange vests in ditches and along the sides of highways today. The annual Spring cleanup on Alberta highways is taking place. A spokesperson for Alberta T...
May 05, 2018
2016 ramming incident leads to three-month jail sentence
A 2016 incident where a Spirit River RCMP cruiser was rammed by a pick-up has led to a three-month jail sentence for the man charged. Alberta Justice says Nashon Jaron Osborne pleaded guilty to a redu...
May 04, 2018
Overland flooding alert cancelled in the MD of Greenview
The MD of Greenview has canceled its overland flooding alert. It says in a release that the possibility of flooding from high stream flows has also subsided. Road repairs are underway and should be do...
May 04, 2018
Local film festival not short on enthusiasm
The Reel Shorts Film Festival continues to thrive in Grande Prairie as the 11th annual event goes next week. For an event to get this far, it takes a large number of people to volunteer their time and...
May 04, 2018