Author: Admin2015

Richard Froese New regional health advisory councils were announced July 10 and the provincial government is committed to responding to the needs and priorities of local communities. Two councils have been designated in the Peace region while all health councils…
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Chris Clegg One cannot fault the councils in McLennan and High Prairie for recently passing tax incentive polices to encourage development. But there are some who oppose. It is said that a stagnant community is one which is dying. In…
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Lesser Slave Watershed Council mixes fishing and fun!

Lesser Slave Watershed Council hosted the annual Kids Can Catch at Winagami Lake Provincial Park boat launch area July 12. No fishing licences was required for Alberta’s Free Fishing Weekend. The watershed council and Lesser Slave Forest Education Society featured…
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Co-op cardlock celebrates opening

Girouxville Co-op celebrated the grand opening of its new fuel cardlock station in High Prairie on July 17. The station is located on Range Rd. 172, west of Big Lakes County administrative building in the west end of High Prairie.…
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Obituary – Gillian Elizabeth (Jill) Warner

Jill Warner was born Gillian Elizabeth Fearn in Plymouth, England on Dec. 19, 1938 and lived a life of adventure and determination from her youngest years. When her father came home from serving in the RAF in World War II,…
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Obituary – Aurele “Bert” Brulotte

Aurele Laurier Brulotte (Bert), beloved husband, father, and pépére, lifelong resident of Falher, AB, passed away on June 17, 2025 at the age of 63 years. Bert was born Oct. 5, 1961 at McLennan, AB, second child of Edgar Brulotte…
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Obituary – Helen Lines

It is with great sadness that the family of Helen Lines announce her passing on July 8, 2025, in High Prairie, at the age of 89 years. Helen was born on Aug. 25, 1935 in High Prairie to parents Paul…
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SARDA tour highlights best farming practices

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter SARDA Ag Research held its annual forage crop tour on July 15 in the Smoky River Region. The tour showed four different forage crops and speakers explained best practices to ensure crops grow thick and without…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Northern Sunrise County is inviting you to mingle and visit with your neighbours at this year’s Spend S’more Time Together Barbeque. The community barbeque will be held on July 29 at Harmon Valley Park from 5-7…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Town of Peace River administration has been working on a Land-Use Bylaw (LUB) refresh, and recently presented it to council for its approval on July 14 after years of restructuring. “The work on the LUB was…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Peace River town council has granted a time extension to a subdivision that has been in the works for a couple of years. The subdivision will be located on SW-1-84-22 -W5M and will be a low-density…
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‘Fountain’ pop!

Smoky River Family and Community Support Services operates a summer camp for children and youth. July 8, they took the camp outdoors to Honey Capital Park for Messy Science. Above, Menthols are placed into a Coca-Cola bottle to create a…
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