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L’école Héritage célèbre ses finissants 2023

Les finissants et finissantes 2023 de l’École Héritage à Falher ont été mis à l’honneur lors de la célébration du 2 juin 2023. Cette année, l’école a diplômé huit élèves. Les finissants, leurs parents, leurs familles et le personnel de…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News High Prairie, get ready to celebrate! June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day and the High Prairie Native Friendship Centre is partnering with the High Prairie Children’s Resource Council, the MITAA Centre and WJS Canada to…
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Thousands expected at July 22-23 Peace Air Show

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter The 2023 Peace Regional Air Show is set to take off on July 22, with performances planned to entertain the whole family. Peace region residents eagerly await the return of the much-anticipated two-day event July 22-23,…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Young entrepreneurs will be taking over Peace River, setting up throughout the town during Lemonade Day June 17. And everyone is asked to come out and support the children in their endeavours. Lemonade Day is a…
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Emily PlihalLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Newly-opened Grimshaw Resource Centre for Suicide Prevention will be hosting an open house on June 22. North Peace coordinator Casey Szmata says she hopes everyone will come out to see what the centre offers to…
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Lefebvre wins egg toss church fundraiser

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Paroisse Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish in Girouxville held its second Annual Egg Drop on June 4 to help raise funds for its new front steps. The Paroisse’s Front Steps Fundraising Committee is very happy with…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Falher will be buzzing this weekend as it welcomes back its annual Honey Festival. Much to the pleasure of community members, the festival will return to Main Street, the preferred location for attendees. Organizer Tatum Small…
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Blackhurst raises Grand Champion Market Steer

Coyote Acres 4-H Club from High Prairie held its Achievement Day Show and Sale May 26 for its Beef Projects. Buyers, sponsors, and parent volunteers helped make the day a success. Beef buyers came forth to support the club by…
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Community rallies to support Logan

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A three-year-old Big Meadow boy born with cystic fibrosis and his family appreciate ongoing community support for medical expenses. Logan Willier and his parents, Damon Willier and Brittany Ernst, were supported at the third annual Walk…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter It will be a sweet time with a lot of buzzing activity at this year’s Honey Festival in Falher taking place June 16-18. Organizer Tatum Small says the Honey Festival Committee worked hard to address an…
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High PrairieEvents continue all week to celebrate Seniors’ Week in High Prairie and the Peace River region.Seniors’ Week is June 5-11 but events begin Sunday, June 4 at the High Prairie Municipal Library with a tea from 2-4 p.m. The…
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Mud bog returns to Triangle July 1-2

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Triangle’s popular weekend of mud bog racing returns on the first weekend of July. The Pioneer Thresher- mans Association will host the event July 1-2. Drivers will get down and dirty at the event, organized by…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News Circle your calendar! Plans to celebrate Seniors’ Week in High Prairie and area continue to come together. Seniors’ Week is June 5-11 but events begin Sunday, June 4 at the High Prairie Municipal Library with a…
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Next generation of rodeo stars perform

Alberta High School Rodeo returned to High Prairie May 13-14 at the Elks Stampede Grounds. Junior and senior contestants from the Peace Country and northern Alberta competed in many rodeo events.
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Donnelly G.P. Vanier class celebrates 2023 commencement

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Reaching a major educational milestone, 33 graduating students of G.P. Vanier School in Donnelly were honoured at valediction ceremonies May 20. To Be Continued was the theme for the celebration. Vanier principal Terry Hogan congratulated graduands…
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