Category Archives: Peace Region

Community Paramedic Team coming to Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie will be getting a Community Paramedic Team. The Associate Minister of Health made the announcement Tuesday morning saying the mobile community paramedics will be providing on-site care ...
Feb 20, 2018

Police investigate liquor store robbery on Family Day
Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating a Family Day liquor store robbery in the city. It happened yesterday around 8:30 p.m. Police say an unknown male entered the store wearing a mask and demanded mon...
Feb 20, 2018

Taste of Peace kicks off Growing the North
Taste of Peace is set for tonight. It is held every year the evening before the Growing the North Conference gets underway. The event showcases local producers, growers, and food and beverage represen...
Feb 20, 2018

City council gets the ear of Municipal Affairs minister
Several topics were discussed during a Thursday meeting between the province’s municipal affairs minister and several Grande Prairie city councillors. Minister Shay Anderson met with the entire ...
Feb 19, 2018

Alberta RCMP and Rural Crime Watch Associations sign memorandum of understanding
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Alberta RCMP and Alberta Rural Crime Watch associations. RCMP say reducing crime in Alberta cannot be achieved through policing alone and signing ...
Feb 19, 2018

Local volunteers come together in big way for Rise Against Hunger event
The annual initiative that sees local volunteers package thousands of meals for emergency food crisis relief has filled all 880 volunteer spots. The Rotary Club of Grande Prairie is sponsoring Rise Ag...
Feb 18, 2018

Free admission to Alberta parks and museums this weekend
Albertans are being encouraged to check out provincially owned historic sites, museums and parks this Family day weekend. The province is offering free admission to these sites this weekend, with spec...
Feb 17, 2018

UPDATE: Highway 40 now open again
Update (7:00 p.m.) Grande Prairie RCMP now say officers responded to three seperate collisions on Highway 40 Friday morning. One injured male was airlifted to hospital but no details on his injuries h...
Feb 16, 2018

Family Day Activities in the city
There are a number of Family Day long weekend activities planned over the next few days in the city. It all starts Saturday with a free skate at the Dave Barr Community Centre from 1:30 -2:45 p.m. Sun...
Feb 16, 2018

Grande Prairie connection to Winter Games team from Nigeria
For the first time ever, athletes are representing the African country of Nigeria at the Winter Olympics, and the team has a connection to Grande Prairie. Nigeria’s skeleton racer, Simidele Adea...
Feb 16, 2018