Category Archives: Peace Region
Wendland free after B.C. charge resolved
A man found not guilty after a stabbing in Sexsmith in 2015, is a free man. Jordan Joseph Wendland had been facing an Aggravated Assault charge in New Westminster, B.C. court related to a 2011 inciden...
Feb 22, 2018
GPRC makes first step to becoming a university
The Minister of Advanced Education has announced that the Grande Prairie Regional College is now eligible to grant university undergraduate degrees. When Marlin Schmidt released the information Thursd...
Feb 22, 2018
Woman in critical condition after hit and run, suspect sought
A woman is in critical condition and RCMP are looking for the driver of a black Ford truck after a hit and run involving a pedestrian. RCMP say they received a call just before midnight last night (We...
Feb 22, 2018
Ninth anniversary of the disappearance of Jody Hockett
Local RCMP are once again reaching out to the public in hopes of finding a missing woman. It is the ninth anniversary of the disappearance of Jody Hockett who last seen getting into a white vehicle ou...
Feb 22, 2018
Advanced education minister at GPRC for announcement
An important announcement for the Grande Prairie Regional College is coming today (Thursday). The Minister of Advanced Education is in the city and will reveal what is being called the pathway for the...
Feb 22, 2018
Big steps expected this year for industrial partnership
A couple of important steps ahead for the Tri-Municipal Partnership are expected this year. A project charter and area structure plan should both be completed in 2018. This partnership would see tax m...
Feb 22, 2018
Fifth Iditarod for Peace Region dog sled team
A Peace Region man hits the road to Alaska today with family and sled dogs in tow to compete in the 2018 Iditarod. Aaron Peck is no stranger to the race as he has taken to the snowy trail four times b...
Feb 22, 2018
We won't stop fighting until pipeline is built: Minister Bilous
Deron Bilous says the government won't stop fighting until the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline is built. Alberta’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade made the comment this afternoo...
Feb 21, 2018
Online campsite reservations growing in popularity: Alberta Parks
Alberta Parks started allowing people to reserve their campsites online in 2009 and the process continues to grow in popularity year-over-year. Kimberly VanNieuvenhuyse, Communications Advisor with Al...
Feb 21, 2018
Peace municipalities working on joint development plan
Area municipalities are working on Intermunicipal Development Plans as requested by the provincial government. County of Grande Prairie Reeve Leanne Beaupre says the purpose is to address future growt...
Feb 20, 2018