Category Archives: Peace Region

The City of Grande Prairie has been presented with an award in recognition of its role hosting the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in 2024.The city was awarded the Sport Tourism Canada Canadi...

City residential snow clearing operations could be wrapping up Friday, March 21 as workers clear the Friday Week B neighbourhoods. Crews will be working in the Lakeland, Easthaven, Crystal Ridge, Copp...

Two MLAs from the Peace have been given some new responsibilities by Premier Danielle Smith.Both GP-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe and Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck have been sworn in as parliamentary secretari...

Holy Family Catholic Regional Division's Board of Trustees has approved the Three-Year Facility Capital Plan.The plan was presented to the board at the March meeting by Secretary-Treasurer Zachary Sil...

The first graduating class of Grande Prairie Police Service's first recruit program have been assigned to their new positions.Six of the graduates have been assigned to the Grande Prairie RCMP detachm...

Police in Fort St. John say they arrested a man wanted in both B.C. and Alberta after he allegedly tried to break into a truck.Mounties say tips from the public led them to a parking lot in the town a...

The province is hosting a telephone town hall for northern Alberta residents tonight to talk about the new budget.People taking part will hear from three ministers and get a chance to offer their thou...

Spring is officially here. The vernal equinox happened at 3:01 a.m. Alberta time Thursday March 20. The Old Farmer's Almanac says this is the moment when the sun crosses what is known as the celestial...

A pharmacist that previously operated in Grande Prairie has been suspended for 30 months for unprofessional conduct.Emery Ostrosky's suspension, along other sanctions, were ordered by a Hearing Tribun...

The pediatric ward at Grande Prairie Regional Hospital has been given a bunch of stuffed animals from Penson School.Thanks to donations from students, families and the community, the Penson School Cou...