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Remembrance Day is next week! In this newspaper we recognize the efforts of Veterans past. Thank you for your service.Please try your best to attend a service next week and buy a poppy in support of the Legion. Seems every…
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The approximate 800 fans who packed the High Prairie Sports Palace Oct. 26 for the return of the High Prairie Regals enjoyed a terrific game between the Regals and Spirit River Rangers.It was far too long for High Prairie to…
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Keep your eyes peeled for Remembrance Day poppies to show up!This Friday, Oct. 25, is the kickoff for the annual campaign across Canada. Although you do not have to pay for a poppy, it is traditional to make a donation…
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Slink Panther is all excited!In case you don’t know, Slink Panther is one of South Peace News’ three office cats. He happens to be mostly black. You know – Halloween and black cats! A match made in heaven!Slink Panther is…
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The Page was interested in a photo on the front page of the Oct. 2 Slave Lake Lakeside Leader.There was Metis Elder Pearl Sandor, of High Prairie, helping unveil a monument to Truth and Reconciliation in front of the Slave…
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You might have heard Slave Lake is shutting down its homeless shelter. Peace River is looking hard at its own shelter program. It’s all about cost.In this writer’s opinion, this is just part of the provincial and federal government’s silent…
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The Page urges everyone to consider registering for High Prairie FireChase Oct. 6 as soon as possible.To be blunt, if organizers do not get at least 30 people to register by the end of the week they will have to…
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The Page – September 18, 2024

Yee haw!No, that was not the sound coming from the recent Indian Relay Races in High Prairie (actually, we are sure there were a few shouts!) but from people going to Slave Lake for appointments or just passing through.No more…
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Once upon a time, Charles A. Lindbergh – yup, that Lindbergh – was a passenger on one of the first 747 jets flying to Europe from America. Don’t know who that is? Read on.When the plane was airborne and everybody…
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Don’t forget to attend the Indian Relay Races Sept. 6-8 at High Prairie.Please see details in the full page ad on page 11 and enjoy the show. Or attend the Kinuso Fall Fair Sept. 6-7. Please see schedule on page…
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Yippee! It’s that time of year!If not this week, then next, students will be back in school! No more long, boring days at home complaining there is nothing to do. There will soon be plenty of homework to do each…
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You might have seen the recent online CBC column written by a Slave Lake fellow on the fire that community suffered in 2011.It’s one of the First Person stories CBC features regularly.This particular column was penned by Joe McWilliams, who…
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More than a few people were asking where Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair was July 30. No sighting of him at the High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo Parade.The Page cannot remember when a serving MLA missed the parade. It…
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Another High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo has passed as well as the North Peace Stampede at Lac Cardinal near Grimshaw.A big Tip of The Page hat to all the volunteers who make this happen! Each community has many people willing…
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A High Prairie citizen tells The Page the $41,406.86 Sage Report bill isn’t the end.The money was paid to the consultant hired by the Town to find evidence of Code of Conduct violations of two councillors. It doesn’t include the…
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