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Welcome to Alberta!And this fall we will have new signs to prove it!In the photo on this page from the Alberta government, it shows our province’s motto Strong and Free. So much for Wild Rose Country!Part of the reason for…
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No one can say The Page did not warn you!There it was! In black and white four weeks ago. The Page fearlessly predicted Edmonton over Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup final. Both teams went out with a resounding thud…
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Big news in political circles around these parts is of course, the return of Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair to the UCP party.As reported last week, Scott didn’t like what he saw as the Alberta government ignoring legitimate needs…
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Hopes of High Prairie School Division re-opening the sledding hill just east of the High Prairie Learning Centre melted away faster than the snow last week!At the HPSD meeting April 21, the board of trustees was told flat-out it was…
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The Page – April 29, 2026

As we write this on Friday, April 24, water and ice are both running in rivers, creeks, and ditches.Well, not so much ice in ditches! But lots of water. And yes, people are talking about fields and yards still having…
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The Page has inarguable proof the world is a better place now than it was 100 years ago!He’s in it now! The Page is more than a bit miffed at the federal Conservatives and NDP.In case you missed it, gasoline…
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The big High Prairie Gun and Sportsman Show is this weekend April 18-19!And when we say big, we mean big! Three venues and over 400 exhibitors. Thousands are expected to attend what is widely known as one the best shows…
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How do you know when you run out of invisible ink? Is the name of every rabbit who has fleas Bugs Bunny? A sleepwalking nun is called a roamin’ Catholic! Hats off to everyone who played a part in convincing…
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South Peace News’ NPHL Top 100 Players of All-Time special section last week was very popular with readers.After the stories were posted on this newspaper’s website March 24, within 16 hours it attracted seven of the top 10 most read…
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Nice to see crews filling in potholes along Highway 2 in High Prairie last week!Sympathies to all the vehicle repair shops! Spring arrived March 20! Hooray!Now, if only Mother Nature would cooperate!Oh, well! Late spring is nothing new. Before you…
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The Page joins many others in recognizing the just-passed National Day of Mourning March 11.Yes, the $4.99 Teen Burger Sale at A&W ended!One employee asked The Page one day if he wanted one Teen Burger or two. A famous line…
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It was our habit to mark the end of winter right around March 7 or Marc h 8. In other words, the weekend just past.Call it an idiot-syncrasy. A silly habit. Or plain old wishful thinking. Our reason then, and…
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St. Patrick’s Day is less than two weeks away!Are you brewing your green beer? Yankee Doodle not so dandy!Yes, those damn Yankees (a term usually reserved for baseball) won both Olympic gold medals at the expense of Canada!That hurts!Sometimes, in…
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Sheesh! Have parents in Alberta no imagination these days!Noah was the most common name chosen for newborn boys in 2025. And in 2024. And in 2023. As a matter of fact, in each year since 2018. Noah topped the list…
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Right about now is the beginning of the Chinese “Year of the Horse.”If your birth year is 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954 or even 1942, your nature is to be full of energy, vitality and perseverance. You are also…
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