Tow Truck and Towing Service in Grande Prairie, Alberta

Grande Prairie towing

Towing in Grande Prairie, North, South, East and West

Grande Prairie grew up where Highway 43 meets Highway 40, in the middle of the Peace Country. Farmland rolls away on three sides, and boreal forest rises to the south. When you call, tell us which way you were headed. That tells us more than an address.

North: Highway 2 and the Four Mile Interchange

Inside the city, Highway 2 is 100 Street. A few kilometers north, it meets Highway 43 at the Four Mile Interchange, then carries on through Clairmont and Sexsmith toward Peace River. A stall on 100 Street is a city tow. A stall past Clairmont is a highway job, so give us the nearest road or landmark.

West: the Highway 43 bypass

Since the bypass opened fully in September 2019, Highway 43 skirts the northwest corner of the city, from the Four Mile Interchange to just west of the airport. Out past the airport, 43 heads to Wembley and Beaverlodge, then on to the B.C. line. The old route along 100 Avenue and 108 Street is now a city road.

South: Highway 40 over the Wapiti

Highway 40 is the main way in from the south. It crosses the Wapiti River just south of town and runs on to Grande Cache and Jasper. Grande Cache is a long drive south, past the Grovedale turnoff. If you're heading that way, fill up first. If you run dry, ask for fuel delivery.

East: Highway 43 toward Valleyview

East of the city, the twinned highway runs past Bezanson and across the Smoky River on its way to Valleyview and Edmonton. If you have to stop, get fully onto the shoulder and keep your seatbelt on.

Peace Country Winters and Parking Bans

Winters here are long and snowy. Environment Canada's 1981 to 2010 normals for the Grande Prairie airport show about 154 cm a year, with snow 20 cm deep or more on about 61 days. Lows dip below minus 20 C on about 42 days, and fog shows up on about 28.

• Declared parking bans. When the city declares one, you can't park on Priority 1 and Priority 2 roads from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday. Cars on snow routes during a ban can be fined or towed.
• Priority 1 roads. 100 Street, 84 Avenue, 68 Avenue, Resources Road and Wapiti Road are cleared first.
• Parked too long. A car left more than 72 hours on a residential street is treated as abandoned and may be removed.
• Cold starts. A dead battery on a minus 30 morning is a jump start. A car buried by a plow ridge that won't budge is a winch-out.

Check the city's parking ban page during a storm, and 511 Alberta before a highway trip.