Category Archives: Peace Region
Three homes damaged in weekend Beaverlodge fire
Three homes were impacted by the fire in Beaverlodge Saturday morning. Beaverlodge Fire Chief Steve Rawlyk says the initial fire was in a house with damage to the outside of a home south and extensive...
Dec 18, 2017
Homicide near Fort Vermillion
An autopsy will be done today on the body of a 22-year-old man who RCMP say was killed on Friday, December 15th near Fort Vermillion. 22-year-old Jordan Laboucan was found with what officers describe ...
Dec 18, 2017
Increase in drug-related arrests in Grande Prairie in 2017
Robberies, vehicle thefts, and all other charges were down in 2017, excluding probation breaches and drug charges. Superintendent Don McKenna credits the focus from his newly-formed drug unit for the ...
Dec 18, 2017
Mighty Peace Society searching for new Members
The Mighty Peace Society of Grande Prairie is putting the call out for new board and committee members. The society encourages youth to give back to the causes which they care about, and by doing so e...
Dec 16, 2017
Beaverlodge fire under investigation
UPDATE: Three homes were impacted by the fire in Beaverlodge Saturday morning. Fires crews from Beaverlodge were on the scene of a structure fire early Saturday morning. The blaze took place at 7 Aven...
Dec 16, 2017
Sex solicitor education program in the works
The RCMP is partnering with PACE Grande Prairie to provide education for those who get caught soliciting sex. Police are also searching for ways to get vulnerable escorts out of their current lifestyl...
Dec 16, 2017
Dinosaur museum says thanks to the community
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is offering free admission to its galleries today as a way of saying thanks to the community. “We’ll have a fossil touch table so you can come in and t...
Dec 16, 2017
Fairview facility gets $9,000 grant
The province has announced a $9,000 grant for a Fairview facility that helps people impacted by family violence. The money will be used to train staff at the Crossroads Resource Centre and Women’...
Dec 15, 2017
MLA rejects the findings in a report on the closure of Autumn Lodge
A report from a Special Inspector into the planned closure of Autumn Lodge in Berwyn has found the decision was based on sound planning and financial analysis. The province ordered the report after an...
Dec 15, 2017
Wembley water pipeline construction to begin in spring
It has been in the works for more than seven years — a pipeline that will carry water from the City of Grande Prairie to the Town of Wembley. The Right of Way land acquisition has been approved ...
Dec 15, 2017