Category Archives: Peace Region
Almost half the crop seeded in Saddle Hills County
The ag. fieldman for Saddle Hills County estimates seeding is 40-50 per cent complete in the area. Kathrin Langlois says the weather has cooperated as Saddle Hills County has not had as much rain as o...
May 22, 2026 (Image Credit: Erika Rolling)
Stompede parade closing down parts of 100th Ave & more
The Grande Prairie Stompede Parade is set to run on Saturday, May 23, and will cause some road closures.Stretches of 100 Ave will close throughout the morning with the parade travelling westbound from...
May 22, 2026 (Photo Credit: Everything GP Staff/ Curtis Galbraith) (Image Credit: (Photo Credit: Everything GP Staff/ Curtis Galbraith))
100th Street under construction
Traffic will be limited to two lanes on 100 Street near South Bear Creek starting today (Friday, May 22).Wapiti Gravel crews will be conducting utility work for Aquatera, with the project expected to ...
May 22, 2026 Photo Courtesy City of GP (Image Credit: Photo Courtesy City of GP)
Victim of vehicle-pedestrian collision dies say police
Clairmont RCMP say the person injured after being struck by a vehicle along Highway 666 has died.Mounties say the victim was a 30-year-old man from Stony Plain. His name was not released.Police said e...
May 22, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Galbraith)
"Wonder Valley, what could possibly go wrong" virtual meeting
Public Interest Alberta will be hosting a virtual town hall tonight on "what could possibly go wrong" with potentially the largest AI data centre in the world residing in Greenview.Wonder Valley is pl...
May 21, 2026 Public Interest Alberta (Image Credit: Public Interest Alberta)
Wildfire southeast of Grande Prairie being held at five hectares
UPDATE - May 22: The fire is now listed as under control. Firewatchers say a wildfire that started Wednesday night, 17 kilometres southeast of Grande Prairie, is being held at five hectares.Officials ...
May 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Government of Alberta.)
$5,000 raised for PWPSD students through Iceberg Hockey Tournament
Local school children in the Peace Wapiti Public School Division will benefit from a recent donation intended for youth mental health resources.The Iceberg Hockey Tournament has gifted the division wi...
May 21, 2026 Left to right: Iceberg Tournament Committee Co-Chair Mike Murray, PWPSD Deputy Superintendent Darren Young, Iceberg Tournament Committee Co-Chair Tara Melezko (Image Credit: PWPSD)
Town of Peace River, Northern Sunrise County and Lac Cardinal Economic Development announce workforce planning grant project
Northern Sunrise County, the Town of Peace River, and Lac Cardinal Economic Development have announced the development of a new workforce planning grant project.Funded in part by the Canada-Alberta Wo...
May 21, 2026 (Image Credit: Northern Sunrise County/Town of Peace River)
Beaverlodge Emergency Department without a physician overnight
Alberta Health Services says the Emergency Department at the Beaverlodge Regional Hospital will be without a physician overnight.The closure will start at 8 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, May 20) and contin...
May 20, 2026 (Image Credit: EverythingGP staff.)
GPFD extinguished early morning house fire
The Grande Prairie Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Crystal Ridge this morning (Wednesday, May 20).GPFD says at 6:30 a.m. crews responded to a fire at a mobile home, where the caller r...
May 20, 2026 GPFD (Image Credit: EGP Staff)