Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County will be spending a little over $60,000 to crush more gravel for roads in the coming year. At its regular meeting Sept. 25, council approved a ...

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Peace River Pioneers blanked the Whitecourt Cats 39-0 on the road Sept. 20 in their first game played in the 2024 regular season in the Alberta High School 9-a-Side ...

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News High Prairie School Division has nominated the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation for the ...

A proposal to construct a walking trail in the Spruce Point Park area west of Kinuso has hit a dead end. At its regular meeting Sept. 25, council received a cost estimate for the Spruce Point for ...

Chris CleggSouth Peace News The Peace River School Division board of trustees has taken the drastic step of disqualifying one of its own. At a special meeting Sept. 26, the board disqualified Ward 4 ...

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A High Prairie service organization has shown its community spirit with a generous donation to ...

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News The Peace River Prospectors lost 53-26 to the Grande Prairie Raiders on Sept. 21 in Mighty Peace Bantam Football League action. The Raiders led 14-0 after the first ...

High Prairie Elementary School held its annual Terry Fox School Run on Sept. 26 as part of the national Terry Fox School Run on Sept. 27. Each class walked or ran at its own time, some on the school ...

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County has taken its first steps to consider redistricting land in Faust to allow for a recreational vehicle park. At its regular meeting Sept. 25, council ...

Chris CleggSouth Peace News The Town of High Prairie has hired an interim CAO but it’s a familiar face around the office. Hermann Minderlein accepted the interim role Sept 12. He has served as CAO and ...

Joe McWilliams Not everything is getting worse. Here’s an example of something that has improved a lot in recent years. When I was young and stupid, I despised the taste of beer, but not because I was ...

Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Big Lakes County plans to replace a guardrail on a bridge crossing the Swan River in Swan Valley. At its regular meeting Sept. 25, council approved a recommendation to ...