Category Archives: Peace Region
Man wanted on outstanding warrants arrested by Grande Prairie RCMP
Grande Prairie RCMP say they have arrested a man wanted on 14 outstanding warrants. Mounties say they received a report on December 11 just before 3 p.m. of someone breaching a probation order. Detail...
Dec 17, 2024
Community group event funding available until the new year
Local community groups planning an event in 2025 have until the new year to apply for a City of Grande Prairie grant. Up to $14,000 is available for any non-profit group planning events that would "en...
Dec 17, 2024
Council approves location for new emergency call centre
City Council approved having a new Integrated Emergency Contact Centre in the City on 99 building at its meeting on Monday.It would answer calls for 911, police, fire, Municipal Enforcement Services a...
Dec 17, 2024
Highlights from the last city council meeting of 2024
Grande Prairie City Council held its last meeting of 2024 on Monday. Some of the highlights included the following:- Council asked administration to meet with officials from the Maskwa Medical Centre ...
Dec 17, 2024
County of Grande Prairie alternative billing services still available
The County of Grande Prairie says despite the back-to-work order issued for Postal Workers, alternatives to its services will still be available until the new year. Important or urgent mail will still...
Dec 16, 2024
City of Grande Prairie temporarily shutting down GIS services Dec. 17-19
The City of Grande Prairie will be performing a temporary outage of their Geographical Information Systems Tuesday December 17, as part of an upgrade to their services.The GIS uses web-based mapping a...
Dec 16, 2024
City of Grande Prairie opens several outdoor skating options
The City of Grande Prairie opened several local outdoor skating surfaces this past weekend. Eight different surfaces, ranging from skating ovals to full Outdoor Rinks are now open for the season:Alexa...
Dec 16, 2024
Grande Prairie man enters Agribition competition for first time at age 82, winds up third
A Grande Prairie man recently received a lot of attention for being the oldest competitor at a competition at Regina's Canadian Western Agribition.Gordon Frentz is 82. He wound up finishing third in A...
Dec 16, 2024
GPPSD annual holiday art card contests highlighting local artists
The Grande Prairie Public School District has chosen its winner for the annual high school holiday art card contest. This year's theme was "All is Bright," with four people receiving a cash prize, tha...
Dec 15, 2024
UPDATE: Lakeshore Regional Police say missing man found safe
UPDATE: Police say Edward Calliou has been located and is safe. Lakeshore Regional Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 53-year-old man. Edward Calliou was last seen just befo...
Dec 14, 2024