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Tips provided on how to make your home energy efficient

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter This will be a slightly different format of an article than you would normally see in the newspaper, it will likely read more along the lines of an opinion piece rather than a generic news article.…
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Hands-on programs offered to schools

Kate Lovsin,Watershed Coordinator,Lesser Slave Watershed Council,Big Lakes County ALUS Coordinator. Most people are surprised to find out we offer free education programs for people of all ages. Education and outreach are one of the main goals here at the Lesser…
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Walk with Logan May 28 for CF

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The family of a three-year-old Big Meadow boy born with cystic fibrosis continues to seek community support to pay for medical expenses. Logan Willier, 3, and his parents, Damon Willier and Brittany Ernst, are grateful for…
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Minor soccer kicks off in High Prairie in May

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Minor soccer in High Prairie returns in early May and players are invited to sign up. High Prairie and District Minor Soccer Association kicks off the season May 8 with action Monday and Wednesday nights at…
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Off to Spokane!

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A boys’ youth volleyball team from High Prairie is off to Washington State for a major tournament with teams from the western parts of the USA and Canada. The Big Lakes Barracudas Volleyball Club U-16 boys’…
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Vanier robotics students know their stuff!

Two robotics teams from Georges P. Vanier School in Donnelly reached the finals in the Northwest Regional Skills Canada Competition held April 21 in Fairview. Grade 10 students C.J. Mencke and Austin Griffin went undefeated and finished first in the…
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Piece by piece

Replacement of the concrete ice pad at the High Prairie Sports Palace began last week. Crews began removing the pad piece by piece by cutting the pad into blocks before removal. April 30, some of the blocks were being loaded…
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Premier promotes plan to build rural north

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made a brief visit in High Prairie on April 27 just days before candidates hit the official campaign trail for the provincial election May 29. Leader of the United Conservative Party, Smith…
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Addictions exhibit promotes understanding

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter A part- nership of Peace River and area organizations chose to collaborate to bring in Addictions Don’t Discriminate to help people understand a complex issue. Storytelling was used in the two-day exhibit to help people understand…
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Egg drop planned to raise money for church repairs

Emily PlihalLocal JournalismInitiative Reporter The Paroisse Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish in Girouxville will be holding its second Annual Egg Drop Fundraiser event June 4 to help raise funds for new front steps. The Paroisse’s Front Steps Fundraising Committee has…
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Métis test and find Lesser Slave fish safe

Pearl LorentzenFor South Peace News Fish tests done by the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) found no toxicology concern for fish in lakes tested, including Lesser Slave Lake. MNA started Askîy Fish Health Monitoring in 2021. In 2022, it tested…
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