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PRSD honours Pierson for earning award

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Peace River School Division [PRSD] honoured one of its managers at a special ceremony June 25 for receiving a top technology award. The board celebrated manager of technology services Shayne Pierson, who won the Interactive Video-…
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Loogman a two-time recipent of internship

Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News The Forest Products Association has announced the winners of its 2020 Green Dream Bloggers internships. The 11 winners include two Grande Prairie residents and Peace River’s Arianna Loogman, who will be interning with Mercer International. It…
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Proposal including iconic PR landmark ‘troubling’

Unlikely, but 12-Foot Davis gravesite may be up for sale Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News Northern Sunrise County is not happy about the Government of Alberta’s plans for Greene Valley Provincial Park, calling their proposal “troubling.” The provincial government has said…
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Civilian corps proposed to help RCMP

Many cool to idea, more training of existing police force needed Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News As protests across Canada and the US continue to call into question current policing models and whether they can be improved to reduce what critics…
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Vanier celebrates ‘Grad on the Go’

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News G.P. Vanier School in Donnelly honoured 38 graduates with a special event since large ceremonies could not be held during the coronavirus (COVD-19) pandemic. The class of 38 students went on tour of homes in “Grad…
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Socially distanced grad ceremonies in Peace River

Susan ThomsonSouth Peace News Graduation ceremonies in 2020 have had to get creative to follow social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peace River is no exception. Glenmary School and Holy Family Cyberhigh class representative Kaitlyn Coen says in a…
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Viens appointed principal at Pratt

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A new principal has been named for E.W. Pratt High School in High Prairie. Etta Viens was announced in a news release from High Prairie School Division dated June 25. She has 28 years of education…
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Construction season begins

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News ‘Tis the season for road construction on highways in the High Prairie region and other parts of the Peace. Work crews are busy at several project sites scheduled in both Big Lakes County and west in…
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Long-time passion to become a reality

The Crabbie Goat Distillery will open its doors July 1 Chris CleggSouth Peace News It’s been a dream four years in the making, but for a Valleyview couple the reality hits home July 1 when they officially open The Crabbie…
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PCBFA dedicated to growing the beef industry

SPN Staff The Peace Country Beef & Forage Association [PCBFA] is a non-profit, producer run group that strives to provide leading edge, credible and locally viable information to Peace Country producers through applied research and extension programs. PCBFA’s vision is…
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You only have 1 brain: keep it safe!

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month Chris CleggSouth Peace News June is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Normally, Blue Heron Support Services [the Alberta Brain Injury Network] would be out at local schools making presentations to teach children how to be…
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HPSD nominates Fink for Edwin Parr Award

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Kinuso School teach- er Landon Fink is the High Prairie School Division nominee for the Edwin Parr Award. Fink was named by the HPSD board as candidate for the prestigious award for Zone 1 of the…
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New principal at Good Shepherd

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Victoria Cornick will be the new principal of Good Shepherd School in Peace River starting in September. She is currently the principal of Holy Family School in Grimshaw, says a June 15 news release from Holy…
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Peaceful protest supports Black Lives

Susan ThompsonSouth Peace News In the wake of massive protests against police brutality and against racism in the US over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer, and after a similar protest in Falher, Peace…
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