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SPN Staff Thousands of students in Peace River School Division are celebrating their parents and guardians this week during PRSD’s annual Parents Matter Appreciation Week. The special week runs Nov. 16-20 and allows students to thank their parents and guardians…
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Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Peace River Glenmary School has abruptly cancelled all in-person classes and moved them on-line due to new COVID cases. An emergency e-mail from Holy Family Catholic Regional Division Supt. Betty Turpin, and Glenmary principal David Amiot,…
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Isert wins award as top Vanier graduate

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Donnelly G.P. Vanier 2020 graduate Emma Isert has received the Governor General’s Academic Medal. Isert received the award that is presented to the graduating student with the highest grade point average in each school in Canada.…
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Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Charges have been laid in a school bus accident near Valleyview that was more serious than the Northern Gateway School Division’s only public post on the incident made it appear. The bus driver, Dawn Knapp, will…
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Following are board highlights of the Peace River School Division board of trustees meeting Oct. 15: Enrolment update provided Supt. Paul Bennett, provided the board of trustees with enrolment data for all PRSD schools.PRSD’s enrolment numbers are down 281 students…
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‘Exciting’ times for new NLC president

Joe McWilliamsSouth Peace News Glenn Mitchell, the new president of Northern Lakes College since Sept. 1, has been getting congratulatory messages. But the one that meant the most to him, he says, came from someone who told him it was…
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Holy Family welcomes new teachers

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Ecole Providence School in McLennan welcomes one new teacher while the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division adds two new teachers to Holy Family CyberHigh. Jordyn Skinner joined Providence in February 2020 when she started teaching Grades…
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Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Conseil scolaire du Nord-Ouest has been consulting with their school community all summer about possible designs for the new École des Quatre-Vents replacement school in Peace River, and has developed a preliminary floor plan. Sylvianne Maisonneuve,…
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Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Springfield Elementary School in Peace River has an outbreak of two to four cases of COVID-19. Springfield staff says they were notified of two cases at the school on the evening of Sept. 20 by Alberta…
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Suicide prevention advocate recognized

Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News An amazing $23,821 has been raised for the suicide prevention non-profit Always Find a Reason to Smile through the Peace River Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign. The grand total of 23,821 cookies sold far exceeded the…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Racism-sensitivity training in progress A plan and strategy to curb racism in Peace River School Division continues to be studied.At its regular meeting Sept. 17, trustees reviewed dates in October for training session for trustees and…
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Beaver First Nation pulls students from mask exempted schools

Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Beaver First Nation is setting up their own school after the Fort Vermilion School Division received provincial exemption from mandatory masks in six schools in the Division despite the relatively high case numbers in the area.…
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Chris CleggSouth Peace News It just got a lot easier for students attending Peace River Good Shepherd School to travel between schools. At its Aug. 24 meeting, the Holy Family Catholic Regional Division board of trustees approved the introduction of…
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Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Visitors of schools in High Prairie School Division [HPSD] are reminded to make appointments before they can enter the building as the coronavirus pandemic continues. HPSD is implementing safety measures to prevent the risk and spread…
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Hansen named top PRSD bus driver

SPN Staff A spare school bus driver, who also serves as a transportation and maintenance shop support worker, has won Peace River School Division’s [PRSD] 2020 Transportation Award of Excellence. “I am overwhelmed and grateful to be nominated for this…
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