Category Archives: Peace Region
Highway 43, 43X bypass update
There will be an eventual interchange built on Highway 43 where the bypass is being constructed. Ryan Konowalyk, Regional Director for Alberta Transportation Peace Region, says the project is on sched...
Nov 14, 2017
Fentanyl forum to connect community members with agencies
A Community Fentanyl Forum planned for next week will give locals a chance to learn about the opioid crisis. Tracy Pelgrim, overdose prevention nurse with HIV North, says people need to understand how...
Nov 14, 2017
Three new Peace Region liquor manufacturers in the works
There could soon be a bigger variety of local brew to choose from within the Peace Region. Right now, there are five manufacturers producing liquor in the area, but there are more in the process of ge...
Nov 10, 2017
Man exonerated in Sexsmith stabbing facing trial for 2011 violent offence in B.C.
The man who was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of an 18-year-old will now face a trial for a violent charge allegedly committed six years ago in British Columbia. Jordan Joseph Wendland, who w...
Nov 10, 2017
Grande Prairie Cadet in Ottawa for Remembrance Day
A Grande Prairie teen named Canada's Most Outstanding Army Cadet will be part of the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. Seventeen-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Clarrissa Stoffelsen was selected as t...
Nov 10, 2017
Peace Country woman attends MMIWG hearings in Edmonton
The hearings wrapped up in Edmonton Thursday for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. A Peace Country woman was able to share her story with the inquiry. Lois Duk...
Nov 10, 2017
Remembrance Day ceremonies in and around Grande Prairie
Remembrance Day ceremonies are taking place tomorrow (Saturday) in and around Grande Prairie. In the City of Grande Prairie ceremonies start at 10:45 a.m. One will be at Revolution Place, the other at...
Nov 10, 2017
Man charged in Sexsmith stabbing case found not guilty
Anger, tears, and disbelief from family members of the victims followed not guilty verdicts in the Sexsmith stabbing case. The seven-man, five-woman jury acquitted Jordan Joseph Wendland of one count ...
Nov 10, 2017
Jury begins deliberations in Wendland trial
The trial in the case of a multiple stabbing during a Sexsmith bar fight has concluded. Jordan Wendland's fate now rests in the hands of the 12-person jury. He faces a charge of manslaughter and three...
Nov 09, 2017
City seeking additional committee members
The City of Grande Prairie has 36 openings for positions on committees. Opportunities exist on ten of them including the Combative Sports Commission, Grande Prairie Airport Commission, and the Assessm...
Nov 09, 2017