Q News
May 22, 2013
Couple Face Drug Charges After Collision Tuesday
Two people are facing drug related charges after a collision near Clairmont Tuesday. Corporal Roy Kennedy says at around 4:30 pm RCMP came upon a motor vehicle collision between a tractor trailer and a car at the...
May 22, 2013
Unmanned Vehicles Systems Demo Day May 30
Peace area residents will get a chance to learn more about unmanned vehicle systems at a demonstration day May 30th at the Fairview Campus. Lloyd Sherk with the Peace Country UVS Partnership says registration will take place at 8:00...
May 21, 2013
City Pair Face Drug and Weapons Charges
A male and female from Grande Prairie are facing drug and weapons charges after police were called to investigate reports of a fight Friday morning. Police were called to an apartment complex in the Royal Oaks area of the city around...
May 21, 2013
Busy Weekend For Local Law Enforcement
Nice weather and a long weekend made for a busy three days for Grande Prairie RCMP. From Friday evening until 11:00 last night, Mounties had a total of 314 calls to deal with. Three people were charged with impaired driving,...
May 18, 2013
Biennial Citizen Satisfaction underway in GP
The city has begun rolling out its citizen satisfaction survey, in which they try and poll the public in their thoughts on the current climate in Grande Prairie. The Ipsos Reid powered survey will reach out to 400 randomly selected residents...
May 17, 2013
RCMP look to crackdown on dangerous driving this long weekend
With the first long weekend nearly upon us, people will be flocking in and out of Grande Prairie to try and enjoy the extra day as far away from work as they can. However, more cars on the road can bring a higher rate of accidents and with a...
May 16, 2013
Lots to do at Nitehawk this Spring and Summer
Ski season has wrapped up at Nitehawk and General Manager Duane Stevenson says now they're getting their Downhill Mountain Bike Park ready to go. The bike trail usually opens June 1st, but with all this great weather...
May 16, 2013
Two Men Charged With Unlawful Confinement & Firearms Offences
ALERT has charged two men after a report of a man being held at gunpoint in a Grande Prairie residence. Allegedly, a week ago today, the two accused attended a downtown apartment complex, threatened the resident at...
May 16, 2013
Murder
2nd degree murder charges have been laid in the investigation into the death of a Beaverlodge man. RCMP issued a Canada Wide Warrant for 56 year old Edward Charles Desjarlais of no fixed address who was picked up yesterday in Dawson Creek. Late...
May 15, 2013
Let the Camping Begin!
All County parks and campgrounds are now open for the public to enjoy. County Parks & Recreation Manager Megan Schur says they want everyone to have fun, but more importantly, be safe. There are no fire bans in the...
May 15, 2013
Traffic delay warning : Construction starts at North end Safeway
Motorists can expect some delays between the North end Safeway Driveway and 100th Street, as crews have begun construction on the entrance way. Drivers can expect on and off again work to affect the outside northbound lane throughout the day....
May 15, 2013
Inspect Your Trees For Forest Tent Caterpillars
Area residents are being asked to inspect their trees for Forest Tent Caterpillars. The City's Integrated Pest Management Technician Amy Needham believes there's an outbreak on the way. If you do notice these pests, you don't have...
May 15, 2013
Under the "C"...closed!
Staff at Grande Bingo have been told they will be out of a job this summer. Letters were recently given to them saying the facility is closing down, likely in August. Business has dropped of dramatically & the business is no longer viable....
May 15, 2013
Petroleum Show underway
Evergreen Park will be a very busy place the next 2 days. The 10th edition of the Peace region Petroleum Show kicked off this morning with literally not a single square cm of space left! Organizers have been sold out for months with no spaces...