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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter The Resource Centre for Suicide Prevention is hosting a course called Science of Hope and Resilience in Grimshaw later this month. “The course is being facilitated by one of our staff out of Grande Prairie,” says…
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Emily PlihalLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter If your child is hoping to dress like a superhero, witch or goblin, there may be a more cost-effective way this Halloween. Nampa and Northern Sunrise County Family and Community Support Services has created an…
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Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter Conseil scolaire du Nord-Ouest (CSNO) is welcoming back its students, with many new and exciting items on the docket for the 2024-25 school year. CSNO Supt. Brigitte Kropielnicki says all three schools have welcomed new teachers…
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Alberta agriculture societies have been around since 1879

Pearl LorentzenFor South Peace News Many people have likely attended the Smith-Hondo Fall Fair or the Kinuso Canada Day events. What they might not realize is that the societies which organize these are part of a long tradition of agricultural…
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Stewart new pastor at HP Nazarene

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Nazarene Church of High Prairie has expanded its ministry since Tracy Stewart became the new pastor. “My main goal and vision is to be a church that supports the local community both spiritually and physically,”…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The new Recovery Alberta program was launched Sept. 1 and Peace River MLA and Mental Health and Addiction Minister Dan Williams is excited about the initiative. The new provincial health agency provides mental health and addiction…
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Minister Williams promotes mental health

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Peace River MLA and Mental Health and Addiction Minister Dan Williams is busy promoting Mental Health and Addiction Recovery month in September. For the past six years, Alberta’s government had marked Recovery Month, Williams says in…
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Gift Lake School welcomes new principal Sharif

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Gift Lake School welcomes Shamimara (Shamim) Sharif as the school’s new principal. Sharif started work Aug. 26, says an Aug. 22 Northland School Division news release. She values the opportunity to strengthen students and families in…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Students in schools in the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division are being requested to leave their cellphones and other personal electronic mobile devices at home on school days. Trustees discussed the new provincial ban during its…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Two men were killed in a plane crash at Peace River Airport on Sept. 3. Peace River RCMP and Grimshaw RCMP responded to a report of a plane crash at the airport around 4:50 p.m., says…
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Grimshaw town council approved a $250 donation to the Reduce Injury with Student Knowledge (RISK) program at its Aug. 28 meeting. The donation will support the program set for Oct. 15-16 in St. Isidore to educate Grade 10 students about…
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At its meeting Aug. 28, Grimshaw town council approved a motion to replace current lighting at the Mile Zero Regional Multiplex with LED lights in the amount of $98,640. The project will be funded through the capital reserves and once…
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New player interested in Buffalo Head Hills diamonds

Joe McWilliamsFor South Peace News There might not be much going on in the diamond exploration line in the Buffalo Head Hills these days. But a company that recently gained 100 per cent control of mineral rights in that area…
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