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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Municipal property taxes in Big Lakes County is increasing by 2.5 per cent in all property classes. At its regular meeting April 24, council gave third and final reading to a bylaw to increase mill rates…
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Holy Family nominates Randall for Catholic award

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Peace River School teacher Scott Randall has been nominated for a provincial Catholic teaching award. Holy Family Catholic Regional Division nominated the Glenmary School teacher for the Excellence in Catholic Education Award presented annually by the…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News A woman who recently moved back to the High Prairie area wants to start a community garden. Chevannah Ward appeared at High Prairie town council’s meeting April 23 to pitch the idea. She told council with…
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Students harvest another gift from nature

Kinuso School Grade 5-6 students took part in land-based learning April 15. They learned how to harvest birch sap from Indigenous knowledge keepers and Elders. Photos courtesy of the school. According to Wikipedia, “birch sap has been used since the…
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Peace River School Division nominates Toews for Edwin Parr Award

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Grimshaw Public School teacher Ethan Toews has been nominated for a provincial award for a first-year teacher. Peace River School Division selected Toews as the Division’s nominee for the Edwin Parr Teacher Award, presented annually by…
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Editor’s note: The following email regarding the High Prairie Campus Based Treatment Centre’s possible closure was sent March 21 to Town of High Prairie Mayor Brian Panasiuk, Alberta Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton, Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott…
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Students learn different mediums of art

Art students attending classes at High Prairie E.W. Pratt High School are taught various forms of art as they continue to expand their skills. Recently, students entered the world of watercolours that led them into creating their landscapes clearly with…
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High Prairie teen wins spelling bee title in Calgary

Chris CleggSouth Peace News Sometimes it’s not about how you get there, as long as you get there! Aryan Ranjan Kumar, 13, of High Prairie, has qualified for the national spelling bee competition later this year at Toronto after winning…
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Lakers, Chargers claim 6th annual Pakisiwin titles

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Teams from High Prairie and Joussard were crowned champions at the sixth annual High Prairie School Division Pakisiwin (Hand Games) Tournament on April 11 at E.W. Pratt High School in High Prairie. Joussard Lakers captured the…
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High Prairie business keeps on ‘Trucking’

The High Prairie terminal of Grimshaw Trucking was awarded the Annual Grimshaw Trucking Terminal Report Card Award. Terminals are evaluated twice a year based on performance, quality and safety standards. At the end of every year, one terminal with the…
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H.P. court docketApril 15, 2024Justice S.P. Hinkley A young man who drove a stolen truck and missed a trial will spend almost three more months in jail.Scott Darryl Parker, 30, was handed a global sentence of 120 days in jail…
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Lyle McKen and Myrna Alexander from the Brownvale Community Club attended the M.D. of Peace’s March 26 meting and requested financial support, and a letter of support, for a grant application to help pay to renovate the roof, ceiling and…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A Nampa lumber and building supplies company will pay a unique penalty of more $100,000 related to a workplace injury. Boucher Bros. Lumber Ltd. pleaded guilty to one charge under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)…
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East Prairie Hillview student receives Honouring Spirit Award

Chris CleggSouth Peace News An East Prairie Hillview School student is one of two Northland School Division students to receive 2024 Honouring Spirit: Indigenous Student Awards. Rodney Lalonde, of East Prairie, and Amelia Savill, of Anzac Community School were recent…
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