Category Archives: Peace Region

Stompede generates $6.6 million in regional revenue
The 2017 iteration of the Grande Prairie Stompede generated $6.6 million in spin-off cash for the region. New president Trevor Denis outlined the ways the May event created economic stability. "The fi...
Nov 07, 2017

Documentary on Homelessness Screening in Grande Prairie
A documentary is being screened at the Grande Prairie Live Theatre Tuesday evening to put a spotlight on homelessness. The film is called "Us and Them" and it was put together by Canadian Documentary ...
Nov 07, 2017

Fatal roll-over near Webster
A 35-year-old Clairmont man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover yesterday (November 5) near Webster. The northbound car rolled at Highway 2 and Township Road 744 around 8:30 a.m. RCMP say the road...
Nov 06, 2017

Electoral Boundary changes could lessen rural voice
Rural officials around Alberta are worried there will be fewer chances for the rural voice to be heard if new electoral boundaries come into effect. New recommendations from the Electoral Boundaries C...
Nov 06, 2017

Bear Creek Outdoor Pool construction to continue through winter
If you go by the Bear Creek Outdoor Pool area, you will see construction being done over the next few months. The first phase was demolition, but now parts of the structure are starting to be installe...
Nov 06, 2017

RCMP investigate truck shot on Forestry Trunk Road
A vehicle was shot at south of Grande Prairie, but RCMP don't believe it was related to recent incidents on Highway 40. On November 3, Police received a report of a pick-up truck that had been shot wh...
Nov 06, 2017

Wembley water outage to last several hours
The Town of Wembley is without water this afternoon. In a Facebook post, the Town says due to poor condition of older valves they were unable to isolate a break in the water main. They wrote that they...
Nov 04, 2017

Man arrested after incident in Wespointe Thursday
RCMP have arrested a man after an incident in the Westpointe area on Thursday afternoon. Police were called in after reports of a man possibly barricading himself in a home at around 3:30 p.m. The loc...
Nov 04, 2017

Survey available for Skatepark expansion input
Monday is the last day to have your voice heard for the Muskoseepi Skatepark expansion. Manager of Recreation and Sport in Grande Prairie Kylee Haining says a survey is live online following the commu...
Nov 04, 2017

Tidewater looking to build a new gas plant in the Pipestone area
Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. says it hopes to build a new gas plant in the Pipestone area. It would process 100-million cubic feet of sour gas and produce 20,000 barrels of natural gas ...
Nov 03, 2017