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November 18, 2009
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Lest We Forget
Remembrance Day ceremonies were held throughout the region last week in schools and community halls. The
biggest celebration at the High Prairie Royal Canadian Legion Hall drew a packed house. As part of the
ceremony, dignitaries laid wreaths at the cenotaph, where members of the Royal Air Cadet Squadron No. 539
stood guard. Clockwise from upper left are Sgt. Kyle Beaudette, Cpl. Larissa Halldorson, LAC Shawn Marcoux
and Cpl. Arianna Quinn.
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PRJH explores Remembrance Day
A reflection about Canadian military service and sacrifice, as well as John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’ poem
highlighted Prairie River Junior High’s Remembrance Day service.
Sister reflects on brother’s life lost near Caen, France
Like many other Canadians of the Second World War generation, Walter Elijah Arlidge had dreams of living a
peaceful and productive life, especially as a farmer near High Prairie.
“How will you remember?” students ask
When Ashley Smith went to Europe in April 2009, she gained a new respect for Canadian soldiers who
served in the trenches during the First World War.
Routhier students remember through poems
Colourful and imaginative would be the best words to describe the Remembrance Day artwork and poems
students at Peavine Bishop Routhier School created.
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ABP holds zone meeting in High Prairie
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and Alberta Beef Producers organization are working on the
“regulatory burden” related to BSE, as politics has displaced science with border closures.
Realtor enjoys his role, finds it challenging
This is the latest installment in a series of articles about various occupations.
Queue the comeback!
The High Prairie Regals could not have written a better script in winning their first game of the North Peace
Hockey League season Nov. 12.
Editorial: Youth justice needs overhaul
Last week, the Manitoba Tories passed a policy calling for the use of wilderness camps for young offenders
as an alternative to conventional youth jails.
Regional: Home on the range
We still don’t have a new handle. A nickname. A catchy phrase.
Theresa's Tidbits: Bullying does no one any favours
It has carved scars – sometimes physical, but more often psychological – into its victims. It has ruined lives,
to the point where victims have decided to end their own.
DVD Corner: ‘Collateral’ is a great drama
Two worlds collide in director Michael Mann’s 2004 psychological drama, ‘Collateral’, with the concrete
jungle of Los Angeles as the ideal backdrop.
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