Category Archives: Peace Region
Bill Given elected to Alberta Urban Municipalities Association board
Bill Given has been elected to the board of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association. Grande Prairie’s mayor ran against five people to earn one of three spots on the board. “The assoc...
Nov 27, 2017
Sutherland says County needs an animal incinerator
One Councillor thinks there should be an incinerator for animal carcasses in the west end of the County of Grande Prairie. Ross Sutherland says a lot of carcasses are dumped near where he lives. ̶...
Nov 26, 2017
Northern Alberta midwifery services seek more provincial funding
Maternity care groups are asking the province for further funding to expand midwifery services in northern Alberta. The Wood Buffalo Woman and Baby Care Association, Birth Matters for Peace Parents an...
Nov 25, 2017
County Councillor hoping for help with road maintenance costs
A County of Grande Prairie Councillor is hoping the energy industry will help pay the increased cost of maintaining some roads. This is related to the two new natural gas plants coming to the area sou...
Nov 25, 2017
Bylaw Officer recommends pets get microchipped
Bylaw Officers in the region want people to microchip their pets. County Bylaw Sgt. Kim Donecz looks after the Grande Prairie Regional Animal Care Facility operated by the County and the City of Grand...
Nov 24, 2017
Tree of Hope to be lit Saturday
An event born from tragedy will spread the value of community in Grande Prairie this Christmas. Wes L’Hirondelle began the Annual lighting of the Tree of Hope last year, after his father suffere...
Nov 24, 2017
Multiple overdoses this week says HIV North
HIV North is warning of a rash of opioid poisonings since Sunday. Executive Director Melissa Byers says most of the 11 overdoses reported to them were reversed with naloxone kits. “Someone will ...
Nov 24, 2017
Grande Prairie no longer Canada's most dangerous city
Grande Prairie is no longer the most dangerous place in Canada, according to the latest report from Maclean’s. The crime severity index for G.P. dropped 150 points to sit at number 12 in Canada....
Nov 24, 2017
Know your exact address when calling 911 from Northeastern BC, as dispatch moves over 1,000 KM away
Fort St. John and Dawson Creek residents are being warned to be ready with exact intersections and addresses if they call 911 to report an emergency. Fire dispatch operations officially moved from nor...
Nov 24, 2017
Kettle Campaign needs volunteers in Grande Prairie
The Salvation Army is putting the call out for volunteers for its Kettle Campaign. Lieutenant Peter Kim says many of the regular volunteers are not able to help this year. "We are finding that many pe...
Nov 24, 2017