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Sing praises to the Lord!

The High Prairie Community Gospel Sing returned April 30, held on the fifth Sunday of the month. About 40 people from several local churches enjoyed an evening of hymns and choruses at the High Prairie Church of the Nazarene. Several…
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Spring Rodeo returns

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The High Prairie Amateur Spring Rodeo returned for the first time since 2019 after being cancelled by COVID-19 restrictions. Riders on horses and bulls were rockin’ and rollin’ at the 11th annual spring rodeo April 29-30…
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May 10 at 5 p.m. – Slight increase in wildfire activity, Slave Lake safe, and fire fighters making progress This article was updated on May 10 at 5 p.m. – The most up to day wildfire information is on the…
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Music star Steele at Nampa June 3

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Nampa and District Historical Society will be welcoming country music artist Duane Steele to town on June 3. The society will be selling tickets to the general public at the Farmers’ Restaurant and Nampa Museum for…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News High Prairie town council is proclaiming May 5 as the annual Day of Recognition of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). So if you see a red dress hanging in the window of the…
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Vanier robotics students know their stuff!

Two robotics teams from Georges P. Vanier School in Donnelly reached the finals in the Northwest Regional Skills Canada Competition held April 21 in Fairview. Grade 10 students C.J. Mencke and Austin Griffin went undefeated and finished first in the…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter High Prairie will be welcoming Traditional Powwow and Youth Regional Hand Games May 5-6. The event will be held at the Gordon Buchanan Recreation Centre and will feature a Youth Hand Game Tournament Friday, followed by…
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Addictions exhibit promotes understanding

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter A part- nership of Peace River and area organizations chose to collaborate to bring in Addictions Don’t Discriminate to help people understand a complex issue. Storytelling was used in the two-day exhibit to help people understand…
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Egg drop planned to raise money for church repairs

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter The Paroisse Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish in Girouxville will be holding its second Annual Egg Drop Fundraiser event June 4 to help raise funds for new front steps. The Paroisse’s Front Steps Fundraising Committee has…
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Public safety minister pitches programs, answers questions

Joe McWilliamsFor South Peace News Mike Ellis, Alberta’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services, was in Slave Lake April 18, for a town hall discussion with a crowd of mostly municipal representatives. They came away with some info about…
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Smoky River FCSS honours volunteers

Chris CleggSouth Peace News Each year, the Smoky River region takes a night to honour and recognize individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty in terms of volunteer efforts. Smoky River FCSS organizes the event. Each year,…
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‘Volunteers make a difference’

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Volunteers were specially thanked in the High Prairie region during National Volunteer Week from April 16-22. Big Lakes Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) honoured volunteers in Big Lakes and the Town of High Prairie during…
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Joe McWilliamsFor South Peace News The Town of Slave Lake held its first annual (it hopes) State of the Lake economic development brainstorming luncheon on April 5. Held at the Legacy Centre, it brought together reps from the oil and…
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