Category Archives: Peace Region

Throughout the month of May, Grande Prairie's Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) and General Investigation Section (GIS) recovered a trio of stolen vehicles.On May 6, CRU and rural GIS recovered a stolen moto...

Aquatera Utilities Inc, and Alberta Recycling are holding a family event June 7 at the Eco Centre.Organizers say the annual Recycling Roundup offers a convenient way to dispose of materials like elect...

Fire watchers in the Grande Prairie Forest Area say the Two Lakes Road will reopen to the public Wednesday, June 4 at 9 a.m. The road was closed 80 kilometres southwest of Grovedale after a wildfire s...

The County of Grande Prairie has expanded an evacuation alert that has been in place because of the Kiskatinaw River wildfire in B.C.The alert now includes everyone north of Township Road 710 to Towns...

A former Alberta Health Services official in Grande Prairie has been granted full parole from a sentence for sexually assaulting a boy. He served less than two years of a 5-1/2-year prison sentence af...

The City of Grande Prairie's community engagement event returns next week.Engage Grande Prairie will allow residents to explore different City departments and programs while providing input to help sh...

UPDATE: Gordon Rawlyk was in court on July 7 and had all six charges withdrawn. Reneau is set to next appear in court on July 30.   Last Saturday, (May 31) Grande Prairie's Crime Reduction Unit (...

A Grande Prairie man has been arrested after being found with a sawed-off shotgun in the city.Officers with the Grande Prairie Rural General Investigation Section and Crime Reduction Unit say on Sunda...

Local non-profit Helping Hands has temporarily paused operations after joining the Food Banks of Alberta.Following Grande Prairie City Council's decision in 2024 to fund a two-year food security pilot...

All Northern Alberta Forest Protection areas are under a fire ban until further notice.Last week, Alberta Wildfire put a ban out for all north and central forest protection areas, due to the ongoing b...