Peace Region

UPDATE: Lockdown lifted at Grande Prairie Museum, Ernie Radbourne Pavilion

UPDATE: City Hall says the lockdown at the Grande Prairie Museum and Ernie Radbourne Pavilion has been lifted. Residents can resume regular activities, and there is no risk to the public.A release fro...

Pattison Media Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Galbraith.)

City of Grande Prairie announces State of the City panelist lineup

The City of Grande Prairie has announced the speaker and panellist lineup for its State of the City event next week.Mayor Jackie Clayton will be moderating a panel focused on current trends, challenge...

Pattison Media Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Grande Prairie)

UPDATE: Highway 40 south of GP reopen

UPDATE:511 Alberta says Highway 40 has now fully reopened after all vehicles were cleared.Residents are asked to use caution today if on the roads, and stay up to date with current road conditions usi...

Pattison Media Mar 25, 2026 511 Alberta (Image Credit: 511 Alberta)

New speed limit signs to be installed on Emerson Trail

The County of Grande Prairie says on behalf of the province, crews will be switching over speed limit signs on Highway 672, better known to locals as Emerson Trail. The speed limit changes will be bet...

Pattison Media Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: County of Grande Prairie)

MP reveals Tumbler Ridge girl's heroism, and how she passed on boy's dying message

VICTORIA - The MP representing Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has described how a 12-year-old girl heroically tried to save two classmates shot in the mass killing in the community last month. Bob Zimmer told T...

The Canadian Press Mar 25, 2026

PWPSD congratulating 2026 Artic Winter Games athletes

Peace Wapiti Public School Division is praising its students for their participation in the 2026 Arctic Winter Games.Sixteen PWPSD students competed in several different events for Team Alberta North ...

Pattison Media Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Peace Wapiti Public School Division)

Speakers at Friends of Medicare townhall asking people to tell their healthcare stories

Changes to AHS and challenges to attracting family doctors were among the things talked about at a Friends of Medicare town hall meeting Sunday in Grande Prairie.Organizers say 75 people attended the ...

Pattison Media Mar 24, 2026 Dr. Paul Parks (l) and Friends of Medicare executive director Chris Gallaway spoke at a town hall meeting on Sunday in Grande Prairie. (Image Credit: Curtis Galbraith.)

Grande Prairie RCMP arrest armed robbery suspect

Grande Prairie RCMP have arrested a suspect following an armed robbery at a local store Monday.On March 23 at 2:02 a.m., Mounties say a masked male with a rifle robbed a cannabis store, stealing money...

Farmland values jump nearly nine per cent in northern Alberta in 2025 says FCC

Farm Credit Canada says Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in value in 2025. According to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report, the prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba ...

Pattison Media Mar 24, 2026 Screen capture of farmland values in Alberta's Peace region in 2025 (Image Credit: FCC)

City of Grande Prairie snow removal crews anticipating 5-10 cm of snowfall

City of Grande Prairie crews are continuing their snowmelt management and snow removal operations on Tuesday but may need to change priorities soon.Approximately 5 to 10 cm of snow are expected to fal...

Pattison Media Mar 24, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Grande Prairie)