The Peace Wapiti Public School Division is inviting current and former students and their families to an event at Harry Balfour School tonight (Wednesday, May 15).Blast from the Past will go from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The division says this is a chance to tour the building one more time before Harry Balfour relocates to a ...

Mounties are asking for help in locating a missing man.Twenty-one year old Dominic Labocan was last seen in Little Buffalo around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 14, walking towards the bushes behind his home. Police are concerned for Dominic's wellbeing and safety. He is described as:Approximately 5'7"Around 220 lbsBlac...

The remaining candidates in the Alberta NDP leadership race will be in Grande Prairie on Thursday, May 16.The candidates will be participating in a leadership forum at the Paradise Inn to discuss their vision for Alberta's future and address critical issues.The candidates include Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Kathleen Ganle...

Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools has announced the next principal for St. Clement Catholic School.Jennifer Sietsma will be the principal for the 2024-2025 school year after almost 20 years with GPCSD.(Photo Credit: Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools)The division says Sietsma is recognized for he...

Mounties are searching for a wanted man.Peace River RCMP and the Western Alberta District Crime reductio Unit say that 33 year old Kyle Edward Daniel Ominayak is wanted on charges that include forcible confinement, pointing a firearm, flight from police, theft under $5000, and assault with a weapon.He is described as:&...

The County of Grande Prairie has changed the size of the wildfire evacuation order area brought about by the Teepee Creek wildfire. As of 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, the evacuation zone includes Township Road 741 to a quarter section north of Township Road 734 and Range Road 32 to the Smoky River.All residents in the...

It's back! The bi-annual Peace Region Energy Show, formerly the Petroleum Show, will take over at the TARA Centre and surrounding space Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16.The show is put on in collaboration with the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce and the Grande Prairie Petroleum Association. Show...

The MD of Greenview has downgraded its evacuation order for the North Goodwin Area. However, residents returning home to the previous evacuation zone will remain on a two-hour evacuation alert, in case the current wildfire conditions change. The MD added that all residents living outside of the previous evacuation zone...

The first crop report of 2024 from AFSC, dated May 7, says just over 18 per cent of the crop had been seeded in the Peace by that date.The breakdown by crop is 24 per cent for spring wheat, just over 20 per cent for dry peas, just under 17 per cent for canola, around 13 per cent for barley and just under 10 per cent fo...

Part of the Peace River Regional District in the BC Peace, and the Doig River First Nation, are under evacuation order because of a wildfire. The part of the regional district that is under this order is described as follows:Km 5.75 on Doig RoadNorth to Road PDR MC9East for 6.75 KmSouth to Doig RoadWest to Km 5.75 on D...