Category Archives: Peace Region

Saddle Hills County hosting open house events Apr. 2-24
Saddle Hills County is holding a series of open houses next month to meet with the public.Members of the county council and staff will be available to give attendees updates on ongoing projects and di...
Mar 13, 2025

Town of Grimshaw to celebrate 100th birthday in 2030
The Town of Grimshaw is starting the preparations to celebrate their 100th birthday.Grimshaw turns 100 in 2030, and the Town has launched a web page where residents can share ideas on the best ways to...
Mar 13, 2025

Poor road conditions across northern Alberta
511 Alberta is reporting snowy conditions on a large amount of Alberta highways today. (Thursday, March 13) In a post on social media, 511 says highways in the north and north central parts of the pro...
Mar 13, 2025

Snowfall warning still in effect
The snowfall warning put in place by Enviroment Canada on Tuesday, March 11, remains in effect. Snow is now forecasted to continue through today and into tomorrow morning, before clearing up in the af...
Mar 13, 2025

Spirit River RCMP locate stolen vehicles and drugs
Spirit River RCMP are looking for a wanted man following the recovery of several stolen items.On March 1, Sprit River RCMP, with assistance from the Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit, entered a prop...
Mar 13, 2025

Oil and gas reserves in Alberta higher than previous AER estimates
A news release from the province says Alberta has bigger reserves of natural gas than first thought. New measurements of the gas in the Montney, Duvernay and Deep Basin areas has found that there are ...
Mar 13, 2025

McLennan RCMP confirm B&E suspect has turned herself in
McLennan RCMP have confirmed that a person wanted in connected to a break and enter in Girouxville has turned herself in.Forty-nine-year-old Jennifer Helen Emard of the MD of Smoky River was being sou...
Mar 13, 2025

City Hall hosting virtual information session on clean energy financing for contractors
The City of Grande Prairie is inviting local contractors to attend a virtual information session later this month on energy-efficient upgrades.The session, presented by the city and Alberta Municipali...
Mar 12, 2025

Storm net-minder listed in AJHL weekly awards
A member of the Grande Prairie Storm has once again been selected as a top player of the week in the AJHL, this time alongside two Calgary Canucks. Storm net-minder Nicholas Jones is the Defensive Pla...
Mar 12, 2025

PRSD raising Treaty 8 and Metis flags in recognition of Truth and Reconciliation
Peace River School Division is restating their commitment to Truth and Reconciliation with flag-raising ceremonies March 12 & 13.The Treaty 8 flag and the Metis flag will be raised at Fairview Jr....
Mar 12, 2025