Category Archives: Peace Region
Gas company fined after 14 dead birds found in tank near Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A natural gas company in Western Canada has been ordered to pay $235,000 to wildlife groups after dead birds were found floating in one of its containment tanks in northern...
Jan 24, 2018
City says traffic lights on 132 Avenue not yet warranted
The Grande Prairie and District Catholic School Board is looking for some additions to the area near the new Arbour Hills School. In a letter to the City of Grande Prairie, Board Chair Michael Ouellet...
Jan 23, 2018
Info session on caribou to be held in Grande Prairie
Alberta Environment and Parks will be making a stop in Grande Prairie to gather the peace region’s thoughts on the province’s action on caribou. The Swan City will be the last stop on a li...
Jan 23, 2018
RCMP in Fort St. John searching for possible victims of extortion
Police in the northern B.C. city have recently learned from the B.C. Integrated Child Exploitation unit (BC ICE) that several teens may have been victims of sextortion, where they provided intimate ph...
Jan 23, 2018
Prairie Mall experiences turnaround in 2017
2017 was a good year for the Prairie Mall in Grande Prairie. Overall, the mall experienced a turn around of 5 percent when it comes to the number of shoppers and overall traffic. General Manager of th...
Jan 23, 2018
Local curlers heading to the Scotties
Local curlers Carrie-Ann McTaggart and Kristie Moore received a send off to the Scotties last night from the Grande Prairie Curling Centre. McTaggart says this is her first trip to the Scotties Tourna...
Jan 23, 2018
Sutton murder, tire theft among cases in Grande Prairie court Monday
A theft case involving stolen tires and an employee of a local auto dealership has led to a six-month jail sentence. Jason Ronald Schierman pleaded guilty to a charge of theft over $5000 Monday in Gra...
Jan 23, 2018
Man charged after sexual assault complaint
Grande Prairie RCMP is releasing very little details, but have laid charges against a Nova Scotia man after an alleged sexual assault. Thirty-nine-year-old Joshua Higgins has been charged with Sexual ...
Jan 22, 2018
Alberta Party leadership hopefuls in Grande Prairie
The Alberta Party leadership hopefuls will be in Grande Prairie this week for a Meet and Greet. Conrad Guay North West Regional Organizer with the party says Rick Fraser, Stephen Mandel and Kara Levis...
Jan 22, 2018
Peace River Fire Department respond to structure fire Saturday night
At 10:40 p.m. Saturday night, the Peace River Fire Department responded to structure fire at 9810 96 street. On arrival, the garage located on the South end of the building was fully engulfed and the ...
Jan 21, 2018