Category Archives: Peace Region
Suspect deemed "Highway 40 Shooter" still being sought
Grande Prairie RCMP continue to look for a suspect known as "the Highway 40 shooter" even after an arrest Friday. Corporal Shawn Graham says they have no evidence to link the man arrested Friday to th...
Feb 05, 2018
Grey charged with attempted murder following weekend shooting
Grande Prairie RCMP have charged Dakota Jackson Grey with ten offences including attempted murder following the weekend shooting of a city grader. RCMP say it happened just after midnight Saturday in ...
Feb 05, 2018
GP Construction Association optimistic despite report indicating job losses
The Grande Prairie Construction Association remains optimistic despite a report calling for further job losses in Alberta’s construction industry. BuildForce Canada‘s forecasts the industr...
Feb 05, 2018
Fire department reminds residents to keep hydrant access clear
Grande Prairie fire department is asking residents to remember to keep snow clear from fire hydrants as they shovel out from last week’s excessive snow fall. Although all hydrants in the city ar...
Feb 05, 2018
New heat exchanger needed for Crosslink County Sportsplex
The Crosslink County Sportsplex is in line for a replacement piece of equipment. County of Grande Prairie Council has approved taking $32,151 out of a reserve fund to replace the heat exchanger on the...
Feb 04, 2018
Kleskun Hills Museum Society hoping to add new building
The Kleskun Hills Museum Society is hoping to add a building that would help preserve some of its exhibits and artifacts. It would be a storage shed with a heated workshop. Society President John Fras...
Feb 04, 2018
One man charged following firearm complaint
On February 2nd at 4 a.m. police received a complaint of a male on the side of the road of Highway 40 who was brandishing a firearm. RCMP attended and initiated a traffic stop from which the driver fl...
Feb 03, 2018
Update: Overnight Shooting Suspect in Custody
The Grande Prairie RCMP would like to advise the public that Dakota Jackson Grey has been located and in police custody. Grey was arrested at a residence in Grande Prairie at approximately 3:30 p.m. t...
Feb 03, 2018
Record snowfall for Grande Prairie on Friday
Environment Canada has ended the snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie region. Yesterday, we saw a record 23.2 cm of snow fall. That shattered the previous February 2nd snowfall record of 12.2 cm se...
Feb 03, 2018
Snowfall warning for Grande Prairie and area
UPDATE: Snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie region has ended. A snowfall warning is in effect for the Grande Prairie area. Environment Canada (EC) put the warning out on Thursday afternoon as the ...
Feb 03, 2018