Category Archives: Peace Region

City of Grande Prairie launches internet improvement study
Invest Grande Prairie is partnering with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority to better understand local internet service levels.The Fibre Gap Analysis Project will identify areas for improvem...
Oct 31, 2025

"Community is quite shocked," says Fairview mayor in reaction to local NWP closure
The mayor of Fairview says the "community is quite shocked" after the announcement that the NWP campus in the community was set to close. A release sent out Wednesday evening (Oct. 29) from the school...
Oct 31, 2025

Halloween safety tips for a "fang-tastic" night
Halloween is upon us. With the spooky season falling on a Friday this year, it's even more important that people are being safe.According to Insuranceopedia, kids are twice as likely to be struck by a...
Oct 31, 2025

Mounties say "animals are being cared for" while they investigate shelter
*CONTENTS OF THIS ARTICLE MAY TRIGGER, UPSET OR ANGER INDIVIDUALS* While Valleyview RCMP investigates allegations of animal cruelty and distress at a shelter, hundreds of animals have been turned over...
Oct 30, 2025

GP Comp students walkout in support of teachers
Nearly 100 to 150 students joined the movement on Thursday, Oct. 30 to walk out of class and peacefully protest for their teachers who can't at the Grande Prairie Composite High School. The group of s...
Oct 30, 2025

NWP to close Fairview campus
Northwestern Polytechnic says they are taking steps to close their satellite campus in Fairview as they anticipate an ongoing budget shortfall. The post-secondary institution says their Board of Gover...
Oct 30, 2025

Comp. students holding walkout to protest teachers' strike legislation
Students at the Composite High School in Grande Prairie are taking part in a province-wide walkout today (Thursday, October 30). It will take place from 10:15-11:30 a.m. An email from the co-president...
Oct 30, 2025

RCMP investigating after man found badly injured in a ditch in Baldonnel
Fort St. John RCMP continue to investigate after a badly injured man was found in a ditch in Baldonnel.Mounties say that on October 16 at around 7:45 a.m., they got a report of a man lying injured in ...
Oct 30, 2025

Peace Regional RCMP arrest wanted woman
Peace Regional RCMP took an individual wanted on three charges into custody over the weekend. On Sunday, Oct. 27, Mounties attended an area near Range Road 230 in Grimshaw and located a wanted woman h...
Oct 30, 2025

Village of Berwyn mayor acclaimed
The Village of Berwyn's annual organizational meeting Monday has led to some minor changes to their administrative lineup.Mayor Nicole Johnson was re-elected to her role by acclimation, while new coun...
Oct 29, 2025