Category Archives: Peace Region
Showers should be a right for prisoners: Inquiry Judge for death in Peace River Correctional Centre
PEACE RIVER, Alta. – A fatality inquiry into an inmate’s suicide at an Alberta jail has concluded that regular showers should be considered a basic requirement or right. The inquiry looked...
Jan 26, 2018
Regional Handibus Feasibility Study
Six area municipalities are working together to see if a regional handibus service would be feasible. The City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie, towns of Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Wembley and ...
Jan 26, 2018
Cat declawing should be banned in Alberta: advocate
Although it is not malpractice in the province, the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association opposes cosmetic declawing in cats. Nova Scotia became the first province in Canada to ban medically unnecess...
Jan 26, 2018
Industry groups welcoming TPP
Several industry groups are welcoming the news that Canada has joined the new Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. One of those is the Alberta Forest Products Association. President and CEO Paul Whit...
Jan 25, 2018
Opening of Whispering Ridge school delayed
The Peace Wapiti School Division says a contractor going into receivership has delayed the opening of a new school. The opening date for Whispering Ridge Community School has been pushed back to Septe...
Jan 25, 2018
Snow Fall Warning ended
UPDATE: Environment Canada has ended its Snow Fall Warning. — Over the next 24-hours, heavy snowfall could fall in the Grande Prairie area. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statem...
Jan 25, 2018
Drugs, gun, and $34,000 in cash recovered in Dial-A-Dope bust
Four people have been arrested following an ALERT investigation into a suspected dial-a-dope operation in Grande Prairie. Drugs, a stolen firearm, and more than $34,000 in cash was recovered. A search...
Jan 25, 2018
Planning underway for future travel within Grande Prairie
The way we drive, walk, bike, or take transit in the city is going to be different in about 20 years and the City of Grande Prairie is planning for it. Transportation and Safety Engineering Supervisor...
Jan 24, 2018
Senior among five people charged in High Prairie drug bust
Five people, including a senior, have been arrested and charged in High Prairie after a drug bust. On Monday, the High Prairie Integrated Drug Unit and High Prairie RCMP executed a search warrant at a...
Jan 24, 2018
Energy Efficiency Alberta CEO in Grande Prairie
The CEO of Energy Efficiency Alberta is in Grande Prairie today to meet with members of the business community. Monica Curtis says Grande Prairie homes are taking advantage of upgrades offered by the ...
Jan 24, 2018