Category Archives: Peace Region
Less than six months to the 2018 Alberta Summer Games
In under six months, over 3,000 athletes, coaches, and officials are expected to make their way to Grande Prairie for the 2018 Alberta Summer Games (ASG). Chair Lionel Robins explains that the venues ...
Feb 01, 2018
GP man facing child sexual exploitation charges
A Grande Prairie man faces child sexual exploitation charges and officers believe there could be more victims in northern Alberta and as far away as Australia. Jonathan Karl Bruenig was arrested on Tu...
Jan 31, 2018
The city is once again discussing what to do with the old Leisure Centre building
The future of the Leisure Centre was brought up again at a city committee meeting. Councillor Dylan Bressey says it’s a piece of land that’s sitting empty right now, in the middle of a nei...
Jan 31, 2018
Slette Family named County of Grande Prairie Farm Family of the Year
The Eugene and Ruth Slette Family from La Glace has been picked as the 2018 Farm Family of the Year by the County of Grande Prairie. The family has been farming and ranching in the area since 1914, ra...
Jan 30, 2018
Local groups hoping for provincial grant money to fight opioid crisis
Three Grande Prairie groups are hoping to be picked from over 100 applicants for provincial grant money to fight the opioid crisis. The City of Grande Prairie recently caught wind of the number of app...
Jan 30, 2018
Rural municipalities want better communication with the province
Some rural municipalities in the Peace say they are having trouble communicating with the provincial government. A resolution originally started by The County of Northern Lights, now being pushed ahea...
Jan 30, 2018
Over 10 centimetres of snow fell Monday
Over ten centimetres of snow fell Monday in our region but not enough to break any records. According to Environment Canada, 14.2 centimetres accumulated but the record snowfall came back in 1982 when...
Jan 30, 2018
Age for amateur fights could be lowered
Amateur fights have been allowed to take place in Grande Prairie for just over a year and the Combative Sports Commission would like to tweak the bylaw. They are hoping to bump the minimum age for ama...
Jan 29, 2018
New emergency system might be coming to the County of Grande Prairie
The non-profit group Mutual Aid Alberta is hoping to bring a new way of dealing with emergencies to the County of Grande Prairie. Chair Shell Clark says the project is called the Emergency Response Po...
Jan 29, 2018
Security to be increased at Revolution Place
Revolution Place is beefing up security at its concerts and major events. Starting on February 9, hand-held security wands will be incorporated into the security scanning process. Event goers are aske...
Jan 29, 2018