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Richard Froese Well, the federal election is over after voters cast their ballots April 28 – or earlier! Interest appeared to be higher – if advance voting was any indication. Elections Canada reports a record two million people voted in…
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Royal Purple Elks donate

The High Prairie Royal Purple Elks donated $10,000 toward the purchase of a cardiac telemetry April 23. The High Prairie Healthcare Auxiliary is raising money to buy the equipment, which costs around $250,000. A cardiac telemetry is a method of…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Peace River School Division board is considering its plans for annual student engagement sessions in the spring. At its regular meeting April 17, the board was asked by Supt. Jeff Thompson to re-evaluate the sessions, says…
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Chris Clegg Town of High Prairie Councillor Judy Stenhouse likes to justify spending on what she calls measurements. That is, she prefers to see solid evidence that whatever council spends money on is working. The problem is, most times, it…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A wildfire in the Grouard area that started April 15 is out. The Buffalo Bay wildfire was completely extinguished, Big Lakes County states on its website on April 22 at 11:10 a.m. “We appreciate the efforts…
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Loewen attends historic event in Qatar

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Central Peace – Notley MLA and Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen was in Qatar recently for a historic occasion. He was scheduled to attend an event where Alberta would become the first North American member…
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Holy Family Catholic Regional Division board of trustees has nominated the Family Resources Network (FRN) for the Alberta School Boards Association’s (ASBA) annual Friends of Education Award for the Northwest (Zone 1). The decision was reached at the regular meeting…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News Mill rates during the 2025 taxation year in Northern Sunrise County will remain unchanged. It means the only increase property taxes will occur if the landowner’s property assessment rises. Council approved the capital and operations budgets…
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Many inspired at annual Bible reading marathon

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News An Easter tradition that started in a High Prairie church about 20 years ago – and growing – was celebrated worldwide online for the fifth year. People in the Peace region and around the world joined…
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Call the fire department!

This stuffed koala bear is up a tree with no place to go! It can be found in the trees on the north side of Green Acres Apartments in High Prairie.
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News Taxpayers in High Prairie will pay a little bit more this year. Council passed its operating budget at a special budget meeting April 23 meeting. The bottom line is municipal taxes will rise $41 for every…
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Nygaard appointed to new tourism society

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has assigned a council representative to serve on the board of the newly-structured Slave Lake Regional Tourism Society to expand its region to the west part and northwest of Lesser Slave Lake region.…
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One day the wife asks her husband for peace and quiet while she cooks dinner.The husband took the batteries out of the smoke detector! Town of High Prairie senior peace officer Alan Bloom submitted his retirement notice to the Town…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Speed limits on three stretches of roads in Big Lakes County may soon be reduced to make it safer for pedestrians and traffic. At its regular meeting April 23, council gave first reading to amend the…
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‘Oh, deer, look what I see!’

Rowan Wishart, 4, is held by his father Brock Wishart, left, as they admire a mount of a white-tailed deer at the display of Dave Booth Taxidermy, of Slave Lake, at the 22nd annual High Prairie Gun and Sportsman Show…
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