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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The annual Big Lakes County Invitational Charity Golf Tournament may be turfed after running for many years.At its regular meeting Jan. 25, council tabled a motion to cancel the tournament.“Administration is seeking direction from council on…
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The cost of using water in Big Lakes County is going up March 1.At its regular meeting Jan. 25, council gave third and final reading to the fees bylaw to increase the water fees to $7.06 per cubic metre from…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has updated its proposal to attract more registered nurses to hospitals in High Prairie and other northern communities.At its regular meeting Feb. 8, council approved a revised briefing document to lobby the provincial…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County’s public transportation bus is now available to rent.At its regular meeting Jan. 11, council approved an updated policy for the Big Lakes Rural Transportation Program bus that now allows third parties to rent…
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Emily PlihalLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter At its regular council meeting on Feb. 14, Northern Sunrise County held a public hearing to help collect information to consider before proceeding to amending a Land-Use Bylaw to include the addition of Temporary Camp…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter At its Feb. 13 meeting, Peace River town council approved both its operating and utility Budgets for 2023.Administration and council chose to start creating separate budgets for tax supported and utility supported operating budges. Mayor Elaine…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A new fire truck has been ordered for Faust fire district by Big Lakes County.At its regular meeting Feb. 8, council approved a motion to purchase an urban interface pumper truck for $676,500 for the Big…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A recent train derailment in High Prairie has added local pressure on the provincial government to build a helipad at the local hospital.At its regular meeting Feb. 8, Big Lakes County council approved an updated briefing…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has restructured its agricultural authority body to eliminate redundancy.At its regular meeting Feb. 8, council first approved a motion to dissolve its agricultural advisory committee and restructure the Agricultural Service BoardNext, council appointed…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News A candidate who was defeated in the Dec. 19, 2022 Driftpile Cree Nation election is opposing its results.April Isadore says she has filed the necessary paperwork and is awaiting word from Indigenous Services Canada on whether…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Nampa and Northern Sunrise County (NSC) residents are being asked to nominate their favourite volunteers in the community to be recognized at this year’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Volunteer Appreciation celebration.The Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The cost of using water in Big Lakes County is going up.At its regular meeting Jan. 25, council gave third and final reading to the fees bylaw to increase the water fees to $7.06 per cubic…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News The rumours just won’t stop despite repeated assurances from High Prairie town council.High Prairie is not running short of water!“We now have 100 million gallons of storage,” public works Supt. Vern Walker told council at its…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News Lagoon repairs to be done this year have High Prairie town council all smiles and smelling like a rose!Council heard at its Jan. 24 meeting that the estimated $350,000 project will actually cost a fraction of…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has put a leash on the number of dogs people can own on a property.At its regular meeting Jan. 25, council gave third and final reading to amend the animal control bylaw that…
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