Category Archives: Peace Region

Snow plowing in Clairmont to start Monday
The County of Grande Prairie says residential snow clearing will start in Clairmont on Monday (February 10).The county says parking is not allowed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on streets where the digita...
Feb 09, 2025

Beaverlodge Municipal emergency department closed Feb 10-11
The Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital emergency department will be without an on-site physician for 24 hours starting Monday, February 10. Due to an inability to secure physician coverage there will be n...
Feb 09, 2025

Peace River RCMP on scene of serious collision
2ND UPDATE on February 10, 2025 - Peace Regional RCMP have found through their investigation so far, that a stationary semi-truck was hit by a pick-up truck. The driver of the pick-up truck was transp...
Feb 08, 2025

Grande Prairie represented in 2025 Prestige Awards
A Grande Prairie event and local, have been nominated for the Sport Tourism Canada 2025 Prestige Awards. The 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, which were held in Grande Prairie from May 6...
Feb 08, 2025

Town of Spirit River holding 9th annual Glow Walk Feb. 10
Saddle Hills County is celebrating Winter Walk Day in Spirit River Monday, February 10.The County's 9th annual Glow Walk is a free event featuring plenty of games and activities, including a prize for...
Feb 08, 2025

Unemployment rose slightly for Grande Prairie economic region
Statistics Canada reported Alberta's unemployment rate held steady this month at 6.7 per cent; however, that wasn't the case for the local economy. In the Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabas...
Feb 07, 2025

Pleasant View Lodge accepting residents in need of Type B CCH spaces
Type B continuing care home spaces are now open at Pleasant View Lodge in Spirit River. A Type B space provides 24-hour on-site scheduled and unscheduled support using licensed practical nurses and he...
Feb 07, 2025

UPDATE: RCMP locate missing 24-year-old woman
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP is reporting that Nakita Jacobson has been found safe. Mounties in the Swan City are asking for the public's assistance in finding Nakita Agnes Jacobson. Nakita is 24-years...
Feb 07, 2025

City Council to discuss emergency funding for Cool Aid Society on Monday
A city hall committee is recommending council approve $60,000 in emergency funding for Grande Prairie's Cool Aid Society, a local youth centre.Council will discuss this at its meeting on Monday, Febru...
Feb 07, 2025

Two youths taken into custody following a shooting in Grouard
High Prairie RCMP has laid multiple charges against a pair of individuals, following a firearm incident near a business in Grouard. On Saturday, February 1, High Prairie Mounties with assistance from ...
Feb 06, 2025