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Pearl Lorentzen I did a climate change experiment! I planted my garden on Tuesday, May 14 instead of waiting until May long weekend (May 18-20). Growing up in Alberta, I’d always heard that was the time to plant seeds. However,…
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Jeff Burgar We were quite confident actress Scarlett Johansson, from movies such as Her, Lucy and Avengers flicks, will now talk personally to us. Well, not quite! It seems the Artificial Intelligence software, ChatGPT, will actually come to you over…
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Dear Premier Danielle Smith,RE: Bill 20 – Municipal Affairs Amendment Act. At the May 13, 2024, regular meeting, Peace River town council passed the following motion regarding Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Amendment Act: “Councillor Schamehorn moved that council send…
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Chris Clegg It is no surprise that simple items such as pictures or historical artifacts, or even smells, can trigger a person’s memory. Such was the case for me when I visited Triangle Hall May 2. The host Pioneer Treshermans…
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Chris Clegg It has often been suggested the Town of High Prairie amalgamate with Big Lakes County. It has also been suggested some sort of amalgamation occur between some or all of the municipalities in the Smoky River region including…
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Jeff Burgar Can you imagine waking up in the morning to the whoosh – whoosh of multiple wind turbines? Can you imagine paying for that? Paying, not $1,000, not $2,000, but $5,000 per night, or even more, for that privilege?…
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Richard Froese Another school year is winding down and classes will be out for the summer. High school graduation ceremonies will take centre stage over the next several weeks to mark an educational milestone for Grade 12 students. Congratulations to…
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Jeff Burgar Spring cleaning reminds me. A fellow tells his wife, “If it wasn’t for men, we would all be living in caves, probably not cooking over a fire. We would still be in the Stone Age, maybe even worse.”…
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Chris Clegg That’s the best you’ve got! High Prairie town council has experienced plenty of lows the last few months but the April 23 meeting has to rank as one of the worst. Alberta Union of Public Employees vice president…
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What’s going to happen to the Campus Based Treatment Centre in High Prairie? Is it closed permanently? Will it be refurbished after last November’s fire? Will it reopen? Confusion surrounds the future of this treatment centre, which existed to provide…
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The people must be able to remove bad officials. Officials are hired for the purpose of representing the people. Government officials are our employees and any executive can be removed by the board. The people are the board over governments.…
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Richard Froese A new adult recreational hockey tournament in High Prairie is welcome news to the region. The inaugural Starr Sasakamoose SS Cup Hockey Tournament debuted April 12-14 and ended with three close and entertaining championship finals in the Ladies’,…
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Chris Clegg I always liked to tease my Lethbridge Community College instructor Georgie Fooks (may she rest in peace!) by reminding her the best advice she ever gave was during the first day of classes, then it when downhill afterwards.…
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Joe McWilliams Over 30 years on the job, junk tends to accumulate. And not just the physical kind! My work computer, for example, has stories, or opinion columns, sitting around. They gather dust, if pieces of digital data can be…
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