Category Archives: Peace Region
New memorial to be unveiled at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday
Grande Prairie's Veterans Memorial Park will host a special event to mark Black History Month on Saturday.The day will include an unveiling of a memorial for the No. 2 Construction Battalion.The group...
Feb 19, 2026 (Image Credit: Veterans Memorial Park, Grande Prairie/Facebook.)
Cold warning expanded to include Grande Prairie area
A yellow cold warning issued by Environment Canada has expanded to include Grande Prairie and the surrounding area.Wind chills of minus 40 are occurring this morning and will return again tonight (Thu...
Feb 19, 2026
City of Grande Prairie inviting potential exhibitors to 2026 Youth Career Discovery Expo
The City of Grande Prairie is inviting local businesses, educators and community organizations to take part in the Youth Career Discovery Expo in early May.The annual Expo connects teens and young adu...
Feb 19, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Grande Prairie)
Condolence books set up for Tumbler Ridge families
VICTORIA - An online condolence book has been set up to honour the victims of last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight victims were shot dead. The British Columbia government says the...
Feb 18, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Grande Prairie RCMP investigating alleged assault at Eastlink Centre pool
Grande Prairie RCMP say they are treating an incident where a staff person at the Eastlink Centre was spat on by a customer as an assault investigation. Mounties say that on Feb. 1, they received a re...
Feb 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Supplied by Grande Prairie RCMP)
Recall petition against Grande Prairie MLA fails
A third recall petition against a member of Alberta's legislature has failed, and another has been withdrawn. Organizer Casey Klein says her petition campaign against United Conservative Party backben...
Feb 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Tumbler Ridge victim's mom says truck robbed, wounded daughter's paddle board stolen
VANCOUVER - The mother of 12-year-old Maya Gebala, who has been holding vigil at her bedside since she was gravely wounded in last week's school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., says her daughter's pa...
Feb 18, 2026
Snow clearing in City and County of Grande Prairie resumes Feb. 19
Residential snow removal is set to restart on Thursday for the City and County of Grande Prairie.City teams will begin with the Week A neighbourhoods of Kensington, Mission Heights, O'Brien Lake, and ...
Feb 18, 2026 (Image Credit: County of Grande Prairie)
Province announces new complexity teams for Grande Prairie schools
The Government of Alberta has pledged $143 million to hire complexity teams to assist schools, including several in the Grande Prairie area.The 476 complexity teams will support students in facing aca...
Feb 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Northwestern Polytechnic)
Vandalism program, borrowing bylaw for new Public Safety Communications Centre discussed at City Council meeting
Grande Prairie City Council met on Monday afternoon.- Council approved forming a Vandalism Recovery & Prevention Grant Pilot Program. This is meant to help businesses in the downtown BIA to repair...
Feb 18, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Galbraith)