Category Archives: Peace Region

Province announces pre-planning funding for school projects
The province says it is giving school divisions $1.1 million for pre-planning of 24 school projects around Alberta.This includes the French school board in Grande Prairie and the Peace River School Di...
Apr 05, 2025

Unemployment rate rises to 5.5 per cent in March in Peace Region
Statistics Canada released the newest figures for employment across the country for March 2025 on Friday. In Alberta, there was a loss of over 15,400 jobs from February to March, with the unemployment...
Apr 04, 2025

Gun and drugs seized following Peace River traffic stop
On Monday, March 24, 2025, members of the Peace Regional RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Highway 986 and Range Road 203 where a man was sleeping inside. Officers atte...
Apr 04, 2025

City to begin street sweeping Sunday night
The City of Grande Prairie is set to begin street sweeping operations next week.Starting Monday, crews will begin clearing debris from roadways, medians, barriers, and boulevards along arterial roads ...
Apr 04, 2025

GPPS cruisers now patrolling Grande Prairie
Residents may have noticed new Grande Prairie Police Service squad cars patrolling the City. GPPS Chief, Dwayne Lakusta says residents can "expect to see more of our black and white cruisers proudly p...
Apr 04, 2025

Peace Regional RCMP seeking public help after an attempted vehicle theft
Mounties with the Peace Regional detachment are trying to identify a suspect who attempted to steal a truck yesterday morning. (Thursday, April 3)Police say at 8:47 a.m., a light blue duly truck, spec...
Apr 04, 2025

No Girl Left Behind taking place Saturday in Grande Prairie
An event meant to empower girls and women is set for Saturday in Grande Prairie.'No Girl Left Behind' will have separate sessions for women and girls where they will hear various presentations. The th...
Apr 04, 2025

GPPS shuts down Cobblestone flop house
The Grande Prairie Police Service's Community Standards Unit says it has shut down a flop house in Cobblestone that was a safety hazard for the community.Police say they were first called to the home ...
Apr 03, 2025

ATCO reporting several power outages in the Peace
UPDATE 2: The power outage that had impacted over 200 ATCO customers in the Richmond Industrial Park has ended, according to the ATCO outages map.Defective equipment was given as the cause. There were...
Apr 03, 2025

Crime prevention town halls in Dimsdale and Webster later this month
The County of Grande Prairie has announced two additional crime prevention town halls this month.The town halls in Webster and Dimsdale will provide opportunities for residents and business owners to ...
Apr 03, 2025