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COVID-19 UPDATE – June 14, 2021
As of June 11, 2021 Alberta Health confirmed 170 new cases since June 10. There are 54 new cases in the North Zone since June 10. There has been 0 deaths recorded in the North Zone since June 10. 25,383…
Water quality advisory issued for Young’s Point Provincial Park beach
SPN Staff Alberta Health Services [AHS] issued a water quality advisory June 11 at a popular Peace Country camping location. Due to elevated levels of fecal bacteria currently present in the water at the Young’s Point Provincial Park beach area…
Today in High Prairie: June 17, 2021
Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, local birthdays, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to [email protected] and [email protected] What’s Happening Today – June 17, 2021…
PIC – Vigil remembers lives lost in residential schools
Several former Indian residential school students of St. Bruno’s Mission in Joussard look at a special memorial in Joussard to remember 215 children, whose bodies were found buried on site at Kamloops Residential School. Standing, left-right, are Kirby Chalifoux, Brenda…
Old hospital demolition announced
Chris CleggSouth Peace News A very happy High Prairie town council is still taking a cautious approach to information in a letter stating the old High Prairie Regional Health Complex will be demolished this year. “To me, it’s information but…
PIC – Friendly reminder
The Town of High Prairie posted an important message on its electronic sign June 9. Council urges everyone to get vaccinated for COVID as soon as possible. Vaccination rates are lowest in northern Alberta compared to the rest of Alberta.…
Vigil remembers lives lost in residential schools
Richard FroeseSouth Peace News Former students of Indian residential schools were remembered and honoured during a special memorial vigil June 8 in Joussard. About 200 people gathered on the site of the former St. Bruno’s Mission that operated from 1913-1969.…
Manslaughter guilty plea accepted
Leader StaffFor South Peace News A Peerless Lake man has pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter for the death of Jared Letendre, 25, in Peerless Lake on June 25, 2018. Paul Henry Trindle, 25, appeared in court by…
News Briefs
Chris CleggSouth Peace News Leave gun laws to feds, says council A proposed federal law, Bill C-21, is not being endorsed by High Prairie town council.The bill calls for municipalities to each enact their own gun laws.“In my opinion, I…
5-month timeline given for new HP S/Sgt. to arrive
Chris CleggSouth Peace News It may take up to five months to find a new staff sergeant to lead the High Prairie RCMP detachment. Current S/Sgt. Warren Wright attended his last High Prairie town council meeting June 8 to bid…
Bellrose poaching trial postponed
Richard FroeseSouth Peace News A trial set to start June 7 for a High Prairie man charged in a major illegal fish-poaching operation is postponed. Louis Robert Bellrose, 85, was scheduled for trial June 7-11 in Edmonton provincial court. However,…
Today in High Prairie: June 16, 2021
Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, local birthdays, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to [email protected] and [email protected] What’s Happening Today – June 16, 2021…
The Fair Deal
Is Alberta getting a fair deal from the federal governnment in Confederation, especially regarding transfer payments? Alberta voters will decide in a referendum during the Oct. 18 municipal elections. Locally, three MLAs say Alberta is not. Kenney introduces referendum question…
Editorial – Never easy
When Town of High Prairie Mayor Brian Panasiuk proposed helping the developer to make the Tim Hortons franchise a reality at its June 8 meeting, there wasn’t exactly a rush to the table to support it. But they did! Unanimously!…
Commentary – Rural Alberta hosed again
Jeff Burgar Should people paid $100,000 or $200,000 per year, or more, know better? I’m talking upper level government employees. That pay doesn’t mention the gold-plated pensions, fringe benefits and entitlements that go along with being highly paid servants of…
Media asks Trudeau for help against Google, Facebook
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent by News Media Canada chair Jamie Irving to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: The media outlets publishing this letter are competitors. We publish news in every region in Canada. In both languages. We don’t…
Provinces need to end rising debt
By Alexandre Massaux,Research Associate,Frontier Centre for Public Policy,Courtesy of Troy Media. At the end of 2020, Alberta’s debt was estimated at $98 billion, Manitoba’s was $28.6 billion and Saskatchewan’s stood at $15 billion. These debts are lower than Quebec’s [$220…
Inspiration – Take off the mask
Pastor Brian Gilroy,High Prairie Church of the Nazarene. People wear masks for a variety of reasons: COVID, hospital rules, celebrations like Mardi Gras, parades, and to hide their identity. When we mention the idea of a person using a mask…