Category Archives: Peace Region

Six people charged in Highway 58 shooting investigation
Mounties in High Level say a man was innocently shot while driving along Highway 58 in the early morning hours on Thursday, May 8. At approximately 3:30 a.m., High Level RCMP were made aware of the in...
May 14, 2025

City of Grande Prairie commences capital construction season
The City of Grande Prairie has begun it's 2025 capital construction season.Traffic signal upgrades are already underway, and additional projects are set to begin this month.Key improvements are planne...
May 14, 2025

High Level RCMP make arrest in drug trafficking investigation
High Level RCMP have made an arrest following a lengthy drug trafficking investigation. On May 1, High Level Mounties, with assistance by the Grande Prairie Alberta Law Enforcement team, executed a se...
May 14, 2025

Leadership changes at Grouard-McLennan Archdiocese
Not long after the world's Catholics got a new leader in Pope Leo XIV, Catholics in the Peace will be getting some new leadership as well.Bishop Charles Duval was named a Coadjutor Archbishop of the C...
May 14, 2025

Stealth Cycling looks for Peace region members
Stealth Cycling, a new cycling club, has now come to Grande Prairie and is welcoming members.Club President of Stealth Cycling, Alexander Philipp, says he worked with local cyclist Wilf Marquis to mak...
May 13, 2025

Whitecap-Veren deal closes
CALGARY The $15-billion deal to combine of Whitecap Resources Inc. and Veren Inc. has closed, creating Canada's seventh largest oil and gas producer. The new company is operating under the Whitecap na...
May 13, 2025

City of Grande Prairie mailing property tax notices
The City of Grande Prairie's property tax notices are now in the mail.Residents will have until June 30 to make their payments either in full or using the City's TIPP program to pay month-to-month.Pro...
May 13, 2025

More potential exposures to measles in Grande Prairie
Two more places in Grande Prairie have had potential exposures to measles. Alberta Health Services has been advised that a person with a confirmed case in the North Zone was in public settings while i...
May 13, 2025

LaPrairie Group of Companies announces passing of President & CEO
Crane rental company LaPrairie Group of Companies has announced the passing of their president and CEO Scott LaPrairie.Scott passed away earlier this spring, after a battle with cancer.LaPrairie calls...
May 13, 2025

Ground breaks for Maskwa Medical Center May 20
Construction for the Maskwa Medical Center officially starts next week with a public groundbreaking ceremony.Located next to Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, the Center is being designed to expand ac...
May 13, 2025